Desiderius Erasmus

Quotes

• “Whether a party can have much success without a woman present I must ask others to decide, but one thing is certain, no ...”
• “Only a very few can be learned, but all can be Christian, all can be devout, and – I shall boldly add – all can be theol...”
• “If you keep thinking about what you want to do or what you hope will happen, you don't do it, and it won't happen.”
• “When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.”
• “The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is.”
• “Before you sleep, read something that is exquisite, and worth remembering.”
• “Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.”
• “In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.”
• “The desire to write grows with writing.”
• “Bidden or unbidden, God is present.”