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The very elements themselves, though repugnant in their nature, yet, by a happy equilibrium, preserve eternal peace; and amid the discordancy of their constituent principles, cherish, by a friendly intercourse and coalition, an uninterrupted concord.

— Erasmus The Complaint of Peace (1521)

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Do not be guilty of possessing a library of learned books while lacking learning yourself.

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