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Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.

~Desiderius Erasmus

Topics: Darkness Disappear Give Itself Light Will

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Your library is your paradise.

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Topics: Library Paradise Your

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Prevention is better than cure.

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Topics: Better Cure Prevention Than

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In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

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Topics: Blind King Kingdom Man

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There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other.

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Topics: Dream Dream World Face Face Reality Live Other People Reality Some Some People Then Those Turn Who World

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Man is to man either a god or a wolf.

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Topics: Either God Man Wolf

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Humility is truth.

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Topics: Humility Truth

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He who allows oppression shares the crime.

~Desiderius Erasmus

Topics: Crime He Oppression Shares Who

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By a Carpenter mankind was made, and only by that Carpenter can mankind be remade.

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Topics: Carpenter Made Mankind Only

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Now I believe I can hear the philosophers protesting that it can only be misery to live in folly, illusion, deception and ignorance, but it isn't -it's human.

~Desiderius Erasmus

Topics: Believe Deception Folly Hear Human Ignorance Illusion Live Misery Now Only Philosophers Protesting I Can I Believe

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Biography

Nationality: Dutch

Type: Philosopher

Born: October 26th, 1466

Died: July 12th, 1536

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