Now what else is the whole life of mortals, but a sort of comedy in which the various actors, disguised by various costumes and masks, walk on and pl…

- Desiderius Erasmus

Picture the prince, such as most of them are today: a man ignorant of the law, well-nigh an enemy to his people's advantage, while intent on his pers…

- Desiderius Erasmus

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.

- Desiderius Erasmus

Now I believe I can hear the philosophers protesting that it can only be misery to live in folly, illusion, deception and ignorance, but it isn't -it…

- Desiderius Erasmus

Your library is your paradise.

- Desiderius Erasmus

Read first the best books. The important thing for you is not how much you know, but the quality of what you know.

- Desiderius Erasmus

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

- Desiderius Erasmus

There is no joy in possession without sharing.

- Desiderius Erasmus

Our determination to imitiate Christ should be such that we have no time for other matters.

- Desiderius Erasmus