The happiness of a man consists not in the absence of suffer... - Desiderius Erasmus

"The happiness of a man consists not in the absence of suffering but in his courage to bear it."

Desiderius Erasmus Courage

Humanist Scholar Theologian Dutch 1466–1536

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"The desire to write grows with writing."

"When I get a little money I buy books; if any is left I buy food and clothes."

"A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears."

"I am a man; I consider nothing human alien to me."

"Never let fear stop you from chasing your dreams."

"Courage is being afraid but doing it anyway."

"Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do."

"Sometimes you have to be the monster to stop the monsters."