Quotes by
Erasmus |
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, 1469-1536 , Dutch humanist
Dutch philosopher and Christian humanist (originally trained as a Catholic priest) who was one of the greatest scholars of the northern Renaissance.Main works: On Free Will, In Praise of Folly, Handbook of a Christian Knight, Copia: Foundations of the Abundant Style.
He published a collections of Greek and Latin proverbs and adages, commonly titled Adagia.
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Quotations
| • | If there is truth in the popular legend, that Antichrist will be born from a monk and a nun (which is the story these people keep putting about), how many thousands of Antichrists the world must have already! (comment on the rumors about Martin Luther) 1 |
| • | There is nothing I congratulate myself on more heartily than on never having joined a sect. 1 |
| • | The main hope of a nation lies in the proper education of its youth. 1 |
| • | For what is life but a play in which everyone acts a part until the curtain comes down? 1 |
| • | Most Christians are superstitious rather than pious, and except for the name of Christ differ hardly at all from superstitious pagans. 1 |
| • | I am a citizen of the world, known to all and to all a stranger. 1 |
| • | The chief element of happiness is this: to want to be what you are. 1 |
| • | The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is. 1 |
| • | In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. 1 |
| • | Your library is your paradise. 1 |
| • | When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes. 1 |
Latin Quotes
| • | War is sweet to those who have never experienced it Dulce bellum inexpertis. (originally from Pindar) 29 |
| • | Called or not called, God is present. Vocatus atque non vocatus, Deus aderit. 4 |
