Great abundance of riches cannot be gathered and kept by any man without sin.

Quote by Desiderius Erasmus

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The most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war.

The most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war.

Fortune favors the audacious

Fortune favors the audacious

The more ignorant, reckless and thoughtless a doctor is, the higher his reputation soars even...

The more ignorant, reckless and thoughtless a doctor is, the higher his reputation soars even...

Women, can't live with them, can't live without them.

Women, can't live with them, can't live without them.

Concealed talent brings no reputation.

Concealed talent brings no reputation.

By burning Luther's books you may rid your bookshelves of him, but you will not...

By burning Luther's books you may rid your bookshelves of him, but you will not...

War is sweet to those who have not experienced it

War is sweet to those who have not experienced it

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...

To know nothing is the happiest life.

To know nothing is the happiest life.

Prevention is better than cure.

Prevention is better than cure.

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.

By burning Luther's books you may rid your bookshelves of him, but you will not...

By burning Luther's books you may rid your bookshelves of him, but you will not...

Nowadays the rage for possession has got to such a pitch that there is nothing...

Nowadays the rage for possession has got to such a pitch that there is nothing...

What difference is there, do you think, between those in Plato's cave who can only...

What difference is there, do you think, between those in Plato's cave who can only...

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...

He who allows oppression shares the crime.

He who allows oppression shares the crime.

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.

Humility is truth.

Humility is truth.

Fortune favors the audacious.

Fortune favors the audacious.

A good portion of speaking will consist in knowing how to lie.

A good portion of speaking will consist in knowing how to lie.