A person who possesses worldly knowledge yet harbors no morality within their heart is comparable to a grenade with no safety pin — ready to detonate at any moment, beyond anyone’s ability to control.
To develop a person in worldly knowledge alone, while neglecting knowledge of the Dhamma, is to leave their mind vulnerable to being compelled into gravely harmful behavior.
It is therefore essential that the development of a person encompasses both the cultivation of worldly knowledge and the simultaneous development of the mind in sound morality and virtue — so that they may be fully prepared to contribute to the advancement of society.
From the book Singālakovāda Sutta (Phadet Dhattajeevo), page 70
