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Our determination to imitiate Christ should be such that we have no time for other matters.
Desiderius Erasmus
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Desiderius Erasmus
Age: 69 †
Born: 1466
Born: November 6
Died: 1536
Died: July 12
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The entire world is my temple, and a very fine one too, if I'm not mistaken, and I'll never lack priests to serve it as long as there are men.
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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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In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
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Frugality is a handsome income.
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I put up with this church, in the hope that one day it will become better, just as it is constrained to put up with me in the hope that I will become better.
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War is delightful for those who don't know it
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