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Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (sometimes known as Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam) (October 28, 1466/1469, Rotterdam – July 12, 1536, Basel) was a Dutch Renaissance humanist and a Catholic priest and theologian. His scholarly name Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus comprises the following three elements: the Latin noun desiderium ("longing" or "desire"; the name being a genuine Late Latin name); the Greek adjective ἐράσμιος (erásmios) meaning "desired", and, in the form Erasmus, also the name of a St. Erasmus of Formiae; and the Latinized adjectival form for the city of Rotterdam (Roterodamus = "of Rotterdam").
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RT Die höchste Form des Glücks ist ein Leben mit einem gewissen Grad an Verrücktheit.Erasmus von Rotterdam
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When I get a little money, I buy books. And if there is any left over, I buy food. - Desiderius Erasmus
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If you keep thinking about what you want to do or what you hope will happen, you don't do it, and it won't happen. Desiderius Erasmus
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“Give Light and the Darkness will disappear of itself” - Desiderius Erasmus
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“Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.” - Desiderius Erasmus
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When I get a little money, I buy books. And if there is any left over, I buy food. - Desiderius Erasmus
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One of the BEST books is "De lof der zotheid" (in English, "Ïn Praise of Folly") by Desiderius Erasmus. Can you see I'm a geek??
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It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is.-- Desiderius Erasmus
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It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is.-- Desiderius Erasmus
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When I get a little money, I buy books. And if there is any left over, I buy food. - Desiderius Erasmus
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"When I get a little money, I buy books; and if any is left, I buy food and clothes." -- Desiderius Erasmus
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RT : "When I get a little money, I buy books; and if any is left, I buy food and clothes." -- Desiderius Erasmus
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