Nature, more of a stepmother ...
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If a man watches three football games in a row, he should be declared legally dead.
A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.
Each man has his own vocation; his talent is his call. There is one direction in which all space is open to him.
Quotes from the same author
It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is.
Desiderius Erasmus
Great abundance of riches cannot be gathered and kept by any man without sin.
Desiderius Erasmus
Human affairs are so obscure and various that nothing can be clearly known. This was the sound conclusion of the Academic sceptics, who were the least surly of philosophers.
Desiderius Erasmus
It's the generally accepted privilege of theologians to stretch the heavens, that is the Scriptures, like tanners with a hide.
Desiderius Erasmus
God has administered to us of the present age, a bitter draught and a harsh physician, on account of our abounding infirmities.
Desiderius Erasmus
