“The main hope of a state lies in the proper education of its youth.”
— Desiderius Erasmus
“The most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war.”
— Desiderius Erasmus
“I doubt if a single individual could be found from the whole of mankind free from some form of insanity. The only difference is one of degree.”
— Desiderius Erasmus
“For what is life but a play in which everyone acts a part until the curtain comes down?”
— Desiderius Erasmus
“I am a citizen of the world, known to all and to all a stranger.”
— Desiderius Erasmus
“It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is.”
— 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
“In the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king.”
— Desiderius Erasmus
“War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it.”
— Desiderius Erasmus
“There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other.”
— Desiderius Erasmus