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They may attack me with an ar...

They may attack me with an army of six hundred syllogisms; and if I do not recant, they will proclaim me a heretic.

Desiderius Erasmus 205 quotes

What passes out of one's mout...

What passes out of one's mouth passes into a hundred ears. It is a great misfortune not to have sense enough to speak well.

Desiderius Erasmus 205 quotes

Nature, more of a stepmother ...

Nature, more of a stepmother than a mother in several ways, has sown a seed of evil in the hearts of mortals, especially in the more thoughtful men, which makes them dissatisfied with their own lot and envious of another s.

Desiderius Erasmus 205 quotes

I am a citizen of the world, ...

I am a citizen of the world, known to all and to all a stranger.

Desiderius Erasmus 205 quotes

Read first the best books. Th...

Read first the best books. The important thing for you is not how much you know, but the quality of what you know.

Desiderius Erasmus 205 quotes

So our student will flit like...

So our student will flit like a busy bee through the entire garden of literature, light on every blossom, collect a little nectar from each, and carry it to his hive.

Desiderius Erasmus 205 quotes

Sacred scripture is of course...

Sacred scripture is of course the basic authority for everything; yet I sometimes run across ancient sayings or pagan writings - even the poets - so purely and reverently and admirably expressed that I can't help believing the author's hearts were moved by some divine power. And perhaps the spirit of Christ is more widespread than we understand, and the company of the saints includes many not on our calendar.

Desiderius Erasmus 205 quotes

Nothing is so foolish, they s...

Nothing is so foolish, they say, as for a man to stand for office and woo the crowd to win its vote, buy its support with presents, court the applause of all those fools and feel self-satisfied when they cry their approval, and then in his hour of triumph to be carried round like an effigy for the public to stare at, and end up cast in bronze to stand in the market place.

Desiderius Erasmus 205 quotes

There are some whose only rea...

There are some whose only reason for inciting war is to use it as a means to exercise their tyranny over their subjects more easily. For in times of peace the authority of the assembly, the dignity of the magistrates, the force of the laws stand in the way to some extent of the ruler doing what he likes. But once war is declared then the whole business of state is subject to the will of a few ... They demand as much money as they like. Why say more?

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I put up with this church, in...

I put up with this church, in the hope that one day it will become better, just as it is constrained to put up with me in the hope that I will become better.

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It seems to me to be the best...

It seems to me to be the best proof of an evangelical disposition, that persons are not angry when reproached, and have a Christian charity for those that ill deserve it.

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They are looking in utter dar...

They are looking in utter darkness for that which has no existence whatsoever.

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Many times what cannot be ref...

Many times what cannot be refuted by arguments can be parried by laughter.

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Heaven grant that the burden ...

Heaven grant that the burden you carry may have as easy an exit as it had an entrance. Prayer To A Pregnant Woman

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Now what else is the whole li...

Now what else is the whole life of mortals, but a sort of comedy in which the various actors, disguised by various costumes and masks, walk on and play each ones part until the manager walks them off the stage?

Desiderius Erasmus 205 quotes

Out of all those centuries th...

Out of all those centuries the Greeks can count seven sages at the most, and if anyone looks at them more closely I swear he'll not find so much as a half-wise man or even a third of a wise man among them.

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This type of man who is devot...

This type of man who is devoted to the study of wisdom is always most unlucky in everything, and particularly when it comes to procreating children; I imagine this is because Nature wants to ensure that the evils of wisdom shall not spread further throughout mankind.

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There is nothing I congratula...

There is nothing I congratulate myself on more heartily than on never having joined a sect.

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As an example of just how use...

As an example of just how useless these philosophers are for any practice in life there is Socrates himself, the one and only wise man, according to the Delphic Oracle. Whenever he tried to do anything in public he had to break off amid general laughter. While he was philosophizing about clouds and ideas, measuring a flea's foot and marveling at a midge's humming, he learned nothing about the affairs of ordinary life.

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War is sweet to those who hav...

War is sweet to those who haven't tasted it. Dulce bellum inexpertis.

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