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Time takes away the grief of men.

~Desiderius Erasmus

Topics: Away Grief Men Takes Time

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Whether a party can have much success without a woman present I must ask others to decide, but one thing is certain, no party is any fun unless seasoned with folly.

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Topics: Any Ask Certain Decide Folly Fun Much Must One Thing Others Party Present Seasoned Success Thing Unless Whether Without Woman

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It is an unscrupulous intellect that does not pay to antiquity its due reverence.

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Topics: Antiquity Does Due Intellect Pay Reverence

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Luther was guilty of two great crimes - he struck the Pope in his crown, and the monks in their belly.

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Topics: Belly Crimes Crown Great Guilty He His Luther Monks Pope Struck Two

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War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it.

~Desiderius Erasmus

Topics: Delightful Experience Had No Experience Those War Who

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If you keep thinking about what you want to do or what you hope will happen, you don't do it, and it won't happen.

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Topics: About Happen Hope Keep Thinking Want Will You

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Don't give your advice before you are called upon.

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Topics: Advice Before Give You Your

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The nearer people approach old age the closer they return to a semblance of childhood, until the time comes for them to depart this life, again like children, neither tired of living nor aware of death.

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Topics: Again Age Approach Aware Childhood Children Closer Death Depart Life Like Living Nearer Neither Nor Old Old Age People Return Them Time Tired Until

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Everyone knows that by far the happiest and universally enjoyable age of man is the first. What is there about babies which makes us hug and kiss and fondle them, so that even an enemy would give them help at that age?

~Desiderius Erasmus

Topics: About Age Babies Enemy Enjoyable Even Everyone Far First Give Happiest Help Hug Kiss Knows Makes Man Them Universally Us Which Would

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The more ignorant, reckless and thoughtless a doctor is, the higher his reputation soars even amongst powerful princes.

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Topics: Amongst Doctor Even Higher His Ignorant More Powerful Princes Reckless Reputation Soars Thoughtless

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Biography

Nationality: Dutch

Type: Philosopher

Born: October 26th, 1466

Died: July 12th, 1536

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