183 Quotes by Desiderius Erasmus

War is sweet to those who have not experienced it.

Before you sleep, read something that is exquisite, and worth remembering.

The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is.

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

I doubt if a single individual could be found from the whole of mankind free from some form of insanity. The only difference is one of degree.

It becomes a matter to be put to the test of battle, when someone makes a conjunction of a word which belongs in the bailiwick of the adverbs.

Moreover God hath ordained man in this world, as it were, the very image of himself, to the intent, that he, as it were a god on earth, should provide for the wealth of all creatures.

We being satiate with continual wars, let the desire of peace a little move us.

Your library is your paradise.