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" Man's mind is so formed that it is far more susceptible to falsehood than to truth. "
Desiderius Erasmus
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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. "
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" In the country of the blind the one eyed man is king. "
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" What difference is there, do you think, between those in Plato's cave who can only marvel at the shadows and images of various objects, provided they are content and don't know what they miss, and the philosopher who has emerged from the cave and sees the real things? "
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" Prevention is better than cure. "
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" A nail is driven out by another nail. Habit is overcome by habit. "
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" Time takes away the grief of men. "
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" The most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war. "
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" Humility is truth. "
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" When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes. "
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" What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism. "
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" Don't give your advice before you are called upon. "
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" By burning Luther's books you may rid your bookshelves of him, but you will not rid men's minds of him. "
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" Fools are without number. "
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" Luther was guilty of two great crimes - he struck the Pope in his crown, and the monks in their belly. "
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" If you keep thinking about what you want to do or what you hope will happen, you don't do it, and it won't happen. "
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