Desiderius Erasmus

“Nothing is as peevish and pedantic as men's judgments of one another.”

— Desiderius Erasmus

“It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is.”

— Desiderius Erasmus

“War is sweet to those who have not experienced it.”

— Desiderius Erasmus

“To know nothing is the happiest life.”

— Desiderius Erasmus

“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.”

— Desiderius Erasmus

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

— Desiderius Erasmus

“The nearer people approach old age the closer they return to a semblance of childhood, until the time comes for them to depart this life, again like children, neither tired of living nor aware of death.”

— Desiderius Erasmus

“The most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war.”

— Desiderius Erasmus

“Time takes away the grief of men.”

— Desiderius Erasmus

“Man's mind is so formed that it is far more susceptible to falsehood than to truth.”

— Desiderius Erasmus

“Your library is your paradise.”

— Desiderius Erasmus

“Everyone knows that by far the happiest and universally enjoyable age of man is the first. What is there about babies which makes us hug and kiss and fondle them, so that even an enemy would give them help at that age?”

— Desiderius Erasmus

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

— Desiderius Erasmus

“The desire to write grows with writing.”

— Desiderius Erasmus

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

— Desiderius Erasmus

“It is wisdom in prosperity, when all is as thou wouldn't have it, to fear and suspect the worst.”

— Desiderius Erasmus

“Humility is truth.”

— Desiderius Erasmus

“Nowadays the rage for possession has got to such a pitch that there is nothing in the realm of nature, whether sacred or profane, out of which profit cannot be squeezed.”

— Desiderius Erasmus

“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

“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.”

— Desiderius Erasmus