What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism. Desiderius Erasmus Read Quote
Great abundance of riches cannot be gathered and kept by any man without sin. Desiderius Erasmus Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
It’s the generally accepted privilege of theologians to stretch the heavens, that is the Scriptures, like tanners with a hide. Desiderius Erasmus Read Quote
By burning Luther’s books you may rid your bookshelves of him, but you will not rid men’s minds of him. Desiderius Erasmus Read Quote
