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Desiderius Erasmus Quotes


Time takes away the grief of men.

To know nothing is the happiest life.

War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it.

War is sweet to those who have not experienced it.

What difference is there, do you think, between those in Plato's cave who can only marvel at the shadows and images of various objects, provided they are content and don't know what they miss, and the philosopher who has emerged from the cave and sees the real things?

What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.

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

Whether a party can have much success without a woman present I must ask others to decide, but one thing is certain, no party is any fun unless seasoned with folly.

Women, can't live with them, can't live without them.

Your library is your paradise.