When I get a little money, I buy books. And if there is any left over, I buy food. Desiderius Erasmus More Quotes by Desiderius Erasmus More Quotes From Desiderius Erasmus You must acquire the best knowledge first, and without delay; it is the height of madness to learn what you will later have to unlearn. Desiderius Erasmus delay height knowledge Reflection is a flower of the mind, giving out wholesome fragrance; but revelry is the same flower, when rank and running to seed. Desiderius Erasmus flower reflection running Given a choice between a folly and a sacrament, one should always choose the folly—because we know a sacrament will not bring us closer to god and there’s always the chance that a folly will. Desiderius Erasmus chance choices should [Only by] the good influence of our conduct may we bring salvation in human affairs; or like a fatal comet we may bring destruction in our train. Desiderius Erasmus affair influence may 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. Desiderius Erasmus certain party fun In short, no association or alliance can be happy or stable without me. People can't long tolerate a ruler, nor can a master his servant, a maid her mistress, a teacher his pupil, a friend his friend nor a wife her husband, a landlord his tenant, a soldier his comrade nor a party-goer his companion, unless they sometimes have illusions about each other, make use of flattery, and have the sense to turn a blind eye and sweeten life for themselves with the honey of folly. Desiderius Erasmus party husband teacher 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 kissing baby men Do not put chewed bones back on plates. Instead, throw them on the floor for the dog. Desiderius Erasmus bones dog culture Great abundance of riches cannot be gathered and kept by any man without sin. Desiderius Erasmus riches poverty men 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 time life death 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 theologian christian add Great eagerness in the pursuit of wealth, pleasure, or honor, cannot exist without sin. Desiderius Erasmus sin honor enthusiasm The desire to write grows with writing. Desiderius Erasmus great-writing desire writing Man is to man either a god or a wolf. Desiderius Erasmus men Providence has decreed that those common acquisitions, money, gems, plate, noble mansions, and dominion, should be sometimes bestowed on the indolent and unworthy; but those things which constitute our true riches, and which are properly our own, must be procured by our own labor. Desiderius Erasmus acquisition noble dominion There is nothing I congratulate myself on more heartily than on never having joined a sect. Desiderius Erasmus sects 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 profit sacred rage Of two evils choose the least. Desiderius Erasmus two-evils evil two Jupiter, not wanting man's life to be wholly gloomy and grim, has bestowed far more passion than reason --you could reckon the ration as twenty-four to one. Moreover, he confined reason to a cramped corner of the head and left all the rest of the body to the passions. Desiderius Erasmus passion feelings men [N]o party is any fun unless seasoned with folly. Desiderius Erasmus folly party fun
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