You must acquire the best knowledge first, and without delay; it is the height of madness to learn what you will later have to unlearn. - Erasmus
" "You must acquire the best knowledge first, and without delay; it is the height of madness to learn what you will later have to unlearn.
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About Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam (27 October 1466 – 12 July 1536) was a Dutch philosopher, humanist and theologian.
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Native Name:
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus
Alternative Names:
Erasmus of Rotterdam
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Erasmus Von Rotterdam Erasmus
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Erasmus Rotterdam
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You worry whether the drought will end. It is far better that you pray that God may water your mind lest virtue wither away in it. You are greatly concerned with money that is lost or being wasted, or you worry about the advance of old age. I think it much to be desired that you provide first of all for the needs of your soul.
As Christ had recommended peace during the whole of his life, mark with what anxiety he enforces it at the approach of his dissolution. Love one another, says he; as I have loved you, so love one another; and again, my peace I give unto you, my peace I leave you. Do you observe the legacy he leaves to those whom he loves? Is it a pompous retinue, a large estate, or empire? Nothing of this kind. What is it then? Peace he giveth, his peace he leaveth; peace, not only with our near connections, but with enemies and strangers!
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