Quote by Desiderius Erasmus
Nature, more of a stepmother than a mother in several ways, has so

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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