In the poem Manfred, Lord Byron writes that, “Sorrow is knowledge,” so inherently there is something “dangerous” to come from knowledge. In fact Byron conveys that the greatest sorrow is knowledge. The poem leaves it to be interpreted that the knowledge packed with a sorrowful punch is the actuality and realization that the more someone knows, or thinks he knows, and the more knowledge someone gains, the more one realizes that the knowledge that is so sought after will not make their life more full and meaningful by itself. The greatest minds in history, including Albert Einstein, William Shakespeare, and Pablo Picasso all had something in common, other than their great intelligences in their respective fields of study, they realized true wisdom