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Quotes by Desiderius Erasmus

  • In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
  • Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.
  • It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is.
  • War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it.
  • When I get a little money, I buy books. And if there is any left over, I buy food.
  • The most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war.
  • Our determination to imitiate Christ should be such that we have no time for other matters.
  • The pleasures which we most rarely experience give us the greatest delight.
  • In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. In regione caecorum rex est luscus.