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Quotes from The Praise of Folly — Erasmus

1466–1536 Netherlands

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For what is life but a play in which everyone acts a part until the curtain comes down?

The Praise of Folly (1511)

Of how much more passion than reason has Jupiter composed us? putting in, as one would say, "scarce half an ounce to a pound."

The Praise of Folly (1511)

This type of man who is devoted to the study of wisdom is always most unlucky in everything, and particularly when it comes to procreating children; I imagine this is because Nature wants to ensure that the evils of wisdom shall not spread further throughout mankind.

The Praise of Folly (1511)

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