The most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war.

Quote by Desiderius Erasmus

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Human affairs are so obscure and various that nothing can be clearly known.

Human affairs are so obscure and various that nothing can be clearly known.

War is sweet to those who have not experienced it.

War is sweet to those who have not experienced it.

Great abundance of riches cannot be gathered and kept by any man without sin.

Great abundance of riches cannot be gathered and kept by any man without sin.

Nature, more of a stepmother than a mother in several ways, has sown a seed...

Nature, more of a stepmother than a mother in several ways, has sown a seed...

Nowadays the rage for possession has got to such a pitch that there is nothing...

Nowadays the rage for possession has got to such a pitch that there is nothing...

It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what...

It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what...

War is sweet to those who have not experienced it

War is sweet to those who have not experienced it

By a Carpenter mankind was made, and only by that Carpenter can mankind be remade.

By a Carpenter mankind was made, and only by that Carpenter can mankind be remade.

The more ignorant, reckless and thoughtless a doctor is, the higher his reputation soars even...

The more ignorant, reckless and thoughtless a doctor is, the higher his reputation soars even...

Women, can't live with them, can't live without them.

Women, can't live with them, can't live without them.

There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who...

There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who...

Everybody hates a prodigy, detests an old head on young shoulders.

Everybody hates a prodigy, detests an old head on young shoulders.

Nothing is as peevish and pedantic as men's judgments of one another.

Nothing is as peevish and pedantic as men's judgments of one another.

It's the generally accepted privilege of theologians to stretch the heavens, that is the Scriptures,...

It's the generally accepted privilege of theologians to stretch the heavens, that is the Scriptures,...

Women, can't live with them, can't live without them.

Women, can't live with them, can't live without them.

A good portion of speaking will consist in knowing how to lie.

A good portion of speaking will consist in knowing how to lie.

Reflection is a flower of the mind, giving out wholesome fragrance; but revelry is the...

Reflection is a flower of the mind, giving out wholesome fragrance; but revelry is the...

Don't give your advice before you are called upon.

Don't give your advice before you are called upon.

A good way to breakup with your girlfriend is to introduce her as your ex...

A good way to breakup with your girlfriend is to introduce her as your ex...

When you need professional advice, get it from professionals, not from your friends.

When you need professional advice, get it from professionals, not from your friends.