It is not the office that brings honour to the man, but the… - Erasmus

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It is not the office that brings honour to the man, but the man to the office.

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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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