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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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They take unbelievable pleasure in the hideous blast of the hunting horn and baying of the hounds. Dogs dung smells sweet as cinnamon to them. – Desiderius Erasmus

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