Famous Quotes / Desiderius Erasmus
54 Quotations by Desiderius Erasmus
- 41. The nearer people approach old age the closer they return to a semblance of childhood, until the tim ...
- 42. The nearer people approach old age the closer they return to a semblance of childhood, until the tim ...
- 43. The pleasures which we most rarely experience give us the greatest delight.
- 44. There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there ...
- 45. They take unbelievable pleasure in the hideous blast of the hunting horn and baying of the hounds. D ...
- 46. This type of man who is devoted to the study of wisdom is always most unlucky in everything, and par ...
- 47. Time takes away the grief of men.
- 48. War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it.
- 49. What difference is there, do you think, between those in Plato's cave who can only marvel at the sha ...
- 50. What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.
- 51. When I get a little money, I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.
- 52. Whether a party can have much success without a woman present I must ask others to decide, but one t ...
- 53. You'll see certain Pythagorean people whose belief in communism of property goes to such lengths tha ...
- 54. Your library is your paradise.