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

Quote by Desiderius Erasmus

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Fortune favors the audacious

Fortune favors the audacious

The desire to write grows with writing.

The desire to write grows with writing.

What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from...

What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from...

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,...

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...

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,...

Humility is truth.

Humility is truth.

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...

In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

Concealed talent brings no reputation.

Concealed talent brings no reputation.

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,...

The entire world is my temple, and a very fine one too, if I'm not...

The entire world is my temple, and a very fine one too, if I'm not...

They may attack me with an army of six hundred syllogisms; and if I do...

They may attack me with an army of six hundred syllogisms; and if I do...

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...

Human affairs are so obscure and various that nothing can be clearly known.

Human affairs are so obscure and various that nothing can be clearly known.

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.

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...

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

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

For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

Most women are one man away from welfare.

Most women are one man away from welfare.