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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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Nature, more of a stepmother than a mother in several ways, has sown a seed of evil in the hearts of mortals, especially in the more thoughtful men, which makes them dissatisfied with their own lot and envious of another s. – Desiderius Erasmus

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