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Quote by Desiderius Erasmus
It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be

It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is. – Desiderius Erasmus

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Nowadays the rage for possession has got to such a pitch that there is nothing in the realm of nature, whether sacred or profane, out of which profit cannot be squeezed. – Desiderius Erasmus

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