Given a choice between a folly and a sacrament, one should … - Erasmus

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Given a choice between a folly and a sacrament, one should always choose the folly — because we know a sacrament will not bring us closer to god and there’s always the chance that a folly will.

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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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