“The working of miracles is old and out-dated; to teach the people is too laborious; to interpret scripture is to invade the prerogative of the schoolmen; to pray is too idle; to shed tears is cowardly and unmanly; to fast… — Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus Copy Share Image
“I hate one that remembers what's done over the cup.” — Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus Copy Share Image
“The Stoics define wisdom to be conducted by reason, and folly nothing else but the being hurried by passion, lest our life should otherwise… — Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus Copy Share Image
“tis the part of a truly prudent man not to be wise beyond his condition, but either to take no notice of what the… — Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus Copy Share Image
“I know this is overused...but it is accurate! When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I… — Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus Copy Share Image
“The working of miracles is old and out-dated; to teach the people is too laborious; to interpret scripture is to invade the prerogative of… — Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus Copy Share Image
“When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.” — Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus Copy Share Image
“It is wiser to treat men and things as though we held this world the common fatherland of all.” — Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus Copy Share Image
“Just as nothing is more foolish than misplaced wisdom, so too, nothing is more imprudent than perverse prudence. And surely it is perverse not… — Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus Copy Share Image
