"War is sweet to those who haven't tasted……" — Desiderius Erasmus
"War is sweet to those who haven't tasted it. Dulce bellum inexpertis."
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- [N]o party is any fun unless seasoned with folly.
- The opinion formulated by the Church has more value in my eyes than human reasons, whatever they may be.
- Do not put chewed bones back on plates. Instead, throw them on the floor for the dog.
- Do not be guilty of possessing a library of learned books while lacking learning yourself.
- Anything which causes trouble has special merit in their eyes.
- By a Carpenter mankind was made, and only by that Carpenter can mankind be remade.
- As an example of just how useless these philosophers are for any practice in life there is Socrates himself, the…
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