War is sweet to those who have not tried it.
Bellum dulce inexpertis.
Philosophers
Erasmus
Born 1466 (or 1469) in Rotterdam, Erasmus was the leading humanist of the Northern Renaissance and a Catholic priest. His Praise of Folly and Greek New Testament shaped both biblical scholarship and the Reformation, but.
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Source: Adagia (1508)Verified
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