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A nail is driven out by another nail. Habit is overcome by habit.
Desiderius Erasmus
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Desiderius Erasmus
Age: 69 †
Born: 1466
Born: November 6
Died: 1536
Died: July 12
Bible Translator
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R'dam
Erasmus of Rotterdam
Desiderius Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus
Erasmus Von Rotterdam Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam
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