the Dutch humanist and bookworm died on July 12 1536.Erasmus is attributed with some quotes that have since become cliches, such as "Prevention is better than cure", "Fortune favours the audacious" and amazingly (no, I'm not kidding) "Women, can't live with them, can't live without them."
Erasmus receives a long overdue razzing regarding this quote - if not exactly a convincing rebuttal - over here.
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it is a great achievement to invent a cliche.
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