... great length about how money and desires corrupt a human mind. Desiderius Erasmus's book, The Praise Of Folly, was written around 1509 and was a look at life in Europe through the eyes of "folly". Erasmus' work was at times cynical and mocking, especially in his opinion towards passions, desires and money. In Praise of Folly, Erasmus says in a very sarcastic tone that there are two madness's that are desirable ... ; one of which is "the desire of war, or an insatiate thirst after gold, or some dishonest love, or parricide, or incest, or sacrilege" (Radice, electronic version). Erasmus sa...

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