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Desiderius Erasmus Quotes: 10

  • When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any 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.

  • 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.

  • The desire to write grows with writing.

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

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

  • Only a very few can be learned, but all can be Christian, all can be devout, and – I shall boldly add – all can be theologians.

  • Bidden or unbidden, God is present.

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

  • Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.