Quote by Desiderius Erasmus
Nowadays the rage for possession has got to such a pitch that ther

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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It is wisdom in prosperity, when all is as thou wouldnt have it, to fear and suspect the worst. – Desiderius Erasmus

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Fear
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The nearer people approach old age the closer they return to a semblance of childhood, until the time comes for them to depart this life, again like children, neither tired of living nor aware of death. – Desiderius Erasmus

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Age
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Whether a party can have much success without a woman present I must ask others to decide, but one thing is certain, no party is any fun unless seasoned with folly. – Desiderius Erasmus

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Success
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Other Quotes from
Nature
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God writes the gospel not in the Bible alone, but on trees and flowers and clouds and stars. – Author unknown, commonly attributed to Martin Luther

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I can still smell the green of the grass crushed beneath me. Feel the damp of the dew on my elbows. Hear the birdsong. – Kristina Turner, The Self-Healing Cookbook, 2002, originally published 1987

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Nature

All is disgust when a man leaves his own nature and does what is unfit. – Sophocles

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Nature

This is the foundation of all. We are not to imagine or suppose, but to discover, what nature does or may be made to do. – Francis Bacon

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Nature

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When I play too many video games I begin to feel chubby-minded, caffeinated, bad. – Tom Bissell

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