At All Costs (Honor Harrington, #11)

by David Weber

One of the cardinal elements of the New Way, perhaps the cardinal element, was the belief that the book was never closed, never ended. God was infinite; Man's understanding was not. And so, there would always be more for Man to learn, more for God to teach him, and as the doctrine of the Test taught, it was best to pay attention to one's lessons, whatever the form in which they might come.

It's logical, I'll admit. But logic, especially when human beings are involved, is often no more than a way to go wrong with confidence.