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Maxioms by Desiderius Gerhard Erasmus

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The camel set out to get him horns and was shorn of his ears.
[Lat., Camelus desiderans cornua etiam read more

The camel set out to get him horns and was shorn of his ears.
[Lat., Camelus desiderans cornua etiam aures perdidit.]

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Betwixt the devil and the deep sea.

Betwixt the devil and the deep sea.

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Oh, dense intelligence. I suspect that it was Batavian (i.e.
from the Netherlands-Batavia.)
[Lat., O crassum ingenium. Suspicor read more

Oh, dense intelligence. I suspect that it was Batavian (i.e.
from the Netherlands-Batavia.)
[Lat., O crassum ingenium. Suspicor fuisse Batavum.]

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Classes and masses.

Classes and masses.

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He touches nothing but he adds a charm.

He touches nothing but he adds a charm.

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