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Desiderius Erasmus in 1523 · Can we improve this biography or this incorrect? Post your comments or consult wikipedia
"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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