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“Nothing is so foolish, they say, as for a man to stand for office and woo the crowd to win its vote, buy its support with presents, court the applause of all those fools and feel self-satisfied when they cry their approval, and then in his hour of triumph to be carried round like an effigy for the public to stare at, and end up cast in bronze to stand in the market place.”

Book:Literary and Educational Writings: Panegyricus and Philippum Austriaeducem. Moriae encomium. Dialogus Julius exclusus e coelis. Institutio principis christiani. Querela pacis

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Literary and Educational Writings: Panegyricus and Philippum Austriaeducem. Moriae encomium. Dialogus Julius exclusus e coelis. Institutio principis christiani. Querela pacis

This book is a compilation of various literary and educational writings. It includes panegyric compositions, philosophical dialogues such as the one depicting Julius excluded from heaven, treatises on the Christian leadership of a prince, and a work addressing the plea for peace. more

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Desiderius Erasmus

Desiderius Erasmus was a Dutch humanist, scholar, and theologian who played a pivotal role in the Northern Renaissance. He is renowned for his scholarly contributions, particularly his translation of the New Testament into Latin and his commentary on the Bible. Erasmus was a critic of the Church and a proponent of reform, making him a controversial figure in his era. more

“For them it's out-of-date and outmoded to perform miracles; teaching the people is too like hard work, interpreting the holy scriptures is for schoolmen and praying is a waste of time; to shed tears is weak and womanish, to be needy is degrading; to suffer defeat is a disgrace and hardly fitting for one who scarcely permits the greatest of kings to kiss the toes of his sacred feet; and finally, death is an unattractive prospect, and dying on a cross would be an ignominious end.”

Source: Literary and Educational Writings: Panegyricus and Philippum Austriaeducem. Moriae encomium. Dialogus Julius exclusus e coelis. Institutio principis christiani. Querela pacis

“The great charm in argument is really finding one's own opinions, not other people's.”

People Opinion Findings Argument Charm

Book:The diaries of Evelyn Waugh

Source: The diaries of Evelyn Waugh

“My children weary me. I can only see them as defective adults: feckless, destructive, frivolous, sensual, humorless.”

Children I Can Adults Sensual My Children Destructive Weary Frivolous Defective Feckless

Author:Evelyn Waugh

“There is practically no sense that is not violated every time we return from the country or the sea to Paris or London or New York.”

Country Cities Sea New York Return London Paris

Book:The Essays, Articles and Reviews of Evelyn Waugh

Source: The Essays, Articles and Reviews of Evelyn Waugh

“Remember that, however patient your study, you will never in adult life learn any language perfectly; the best you can hope for is to be a bore.”