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Erasmus Loses All His Money, And Still Triumphs

March 4, 2019March 4, 2019 Quintus Curtius History Adagia, disaster, Erasmus

We have observed many times before in these pages that disaster can often serve as an impetus to growth and eventual victory. This point was reinforced in an interesting story that I recently came across in a biography of the famous humanist Erasmus of Rotterdam.

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