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"Man's mind is so formed that it is far more susceptible to falsehood than to truth."
Erasmus, Desiderius on Deception
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"Great eagerness in the pursuit of wealth, pleasure, or honor, cannot exist without sin."
Erasmus, Desiderius on Enthusiasm
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"What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism."
Erasmus, Desiderius on Fame
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"Everybody hates a prodigy, detests an old head on young shoulders."
Erasmus, Desiderius on Genius
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"The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best of all."
Erasmus, Desiderius on Ability
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"Time takes away the grief of men."
Erasmus, Desiderius on Grief
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"A nail is driven out by another nail. Habit is overcome by habit."
Erasmus, Desiderius on Habit
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"It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is."
Erasmus, Desiderius on Happiness
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"By a Carpenter mankind was made, and only by that Carpenter can mankind be remade."
Erasmus, Desiderius on Jesus Christ
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"Your library is your paradise."
Erasmus, Desiderius on Libraries
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"Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself."
Erasmus, Desiderius on Light
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"It is wisdom in prosperity, when all is as thou wouldn't have it, to fear and suspect the worst."
Erasmus, Desiderius on Pessimism
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"Prevention is better than cure."
Erasmus, Desiderius on Prevention
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"When I get a little money, I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes."
Erasmus, Desiderius on Books - Reading
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"No one respects a talent that is concealed."
Erasmus, Desiderius on Talent
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"Concealed talent brings no reputation."
Erasmus, Desiderius on Talent
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