Fools are without number.

Quote by Desiderius Erasmus

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When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I...

When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I...

Whether a party can have much success without a woman present I must ask others...

Whether a party can have much success without a woman present I must ask others...

Now I believe I can hear the philosophers protesting that it can only be misery...

Now I believe I can hear the philosophers protesting that it can only be misery...

It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what...

It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what...

War is sweet to those who have not experienced it

War is sweet to those who have not experienced it

The nearer people approach old age the closer they return to a semblance of childhood,...

The nearer people approach old age the closer they return to a semblance of childhood,...

A nail is driven out by another nail. Habit is overcome by habit.

A nail is driven out by another nail. Habit is overcome by habit.

Fortune favors the audacious

Fortune favors the audacious

The desire to write grows with writing.

The desire to write grows with writing.

It's the generally accepted privilege of theologians to stretch the heavens, that is the Scriptures,...

It's the generally accepted privilege of theologians to stretch the heavens, that is the Scriptures,...

Everyone knows that by far the happiest and universally enjoyable age of man is the...

Everyone knows that by far the happiest and universally enjoyable age of man is the...

Great eagerness in the pursuit of wealth, pleasure, or honor, cannot exist without sin.

Great eagerness in the pursuit of wealth, pleasure, or honor, cannot exist without sin.

The nearer people approach old age the closer they return to a semblance of childhood,...

The nearer people approach old age the closer they return to a semblance of childhood,...

Luther was guilty of two great crimes - he struck the Pope in his crown,...

Luther was guilty of two great crimes - he struck the Pope in his crown,...

To know nothing is the happiest life.

To know nothing is the happiest life.

Reflection is a flower of the mind, giving out wholesome fragrance; but revelry is the...

Reflection is a flower of the mind, giving out wholesome fragrance; but revelry is the...

War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it.

War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it.

When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I...

When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I...

The writer must earn money in order to be able to live and to write,...

The writer must earn money in order to be able to live and to write,...

There's a way of transferring funds that is even faster than electronic banking. It's called...

There's a way of transferring funds that is even faster than electronic banking. It's called...