When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.
Desiderius ErasmusRead
The entire world is my temple, and a very fine one too, if I'm not mistaken, and I'll never lack priests to serve it as long as there are men.
Interpretation
Erasmus suggests that the world itself is a sacred place worthy of reverence, as long as there are people to appreciate it.
This quote by Desiderius Erasmus emphasizes the idea that the entire world can be seen as a temple, indicating that nature and human existence are fundamentally interconnected and deserving of respect. It implies that the appreciation of the world around us is a shared responsibility and that as long as there are individuals who recognize its beauty and holiness, the world remains a divine space.
In practice
This quote can be used in a speech about environmental conservation to highlight the intrinsic value of nature.
When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.
You'll see certain Pythagorean whose belief in communism of property goes to such lengths that they pick up anything lying about unguarded, and make off with it without a qualm of conscience as if it had come to them by law.
[N]o party is any fun unless seasoned with folly.
If you look at history you'll find that no state has been so plagued by its rulers as when power has fallen into the hands of some dabbler in philosophy or literary addict.
Fortune favours the audacious.
Before you sleep, read something that is exquisite, and worth remembering.
God doesnβt need to punish us. He just grants us a long enough life to punish ourselves.
Each of us has a responsibility for being alive: one responsibility to creation, of which we are a part, another to the creator a debt we repay by trying to extend our areas of comprehension.
Our actions are like ships which we may watch set out to sea, and not know when or with what cargo they will return to port.
Eternity will be wonderful, but there is one thing heaven will not contain, and that is the call, the possibility, and the privilege of living a supernatural life here and now by faith, before we meet Jesus face to face.
A man may be theologically knowing and spiritually ignorant.
The future is as irrevocable as an inflexible yesterday.
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