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Quote by Desiderius Erasmus
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Mans mind is so formed that it is far more susceptible to falsehood than to truth. – Desiderius Erasmus

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I doubt if a single individual could be found from the whole of mankind free from some form of insanity. The only difference is one of degree. A man who sees a gourd and takes it for his wife is called insane because this happens to very few people. – Desiderius Erasmus

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Insanity
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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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