"Just as, according to the proverb of the Greeks, "an ape is always an ape, though dressed in scarlet," so a woman is always a woman — that is, a foo… - Erasmus

"Just as, according to the proverb of the Greeks, "an ape is always an ape, though dressed in scarlet," so a woman is always a woman — that is, a fool — whatever part she may have chosen to play."

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Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam (27 October 1466 – 12 July 1536) was a Dutch philosopher, humanist and theologian.

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Ma questa, dicono, è appunto follia. Non voglio negarlo, purché in compenso si riconosca che questo è il modo di recitare la commedia della vita.
Elogio della follia · March 30, 2020 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance
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"Invite a wise man to a feast and he'll spoil the company, either with morose silence or troublesome disputes. Take him out to dance, and you'll swear "a cow would have done it better.
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