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

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...

The desire to write grows with writing.

The desire to write grows with writing.

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...

Man is to man either a god or a wolf.

Man is to man either a god or a wolf.

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...

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...

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.

Nothing is as peevish and pedantic as men's judgments of one another.

Nothing is as peevish and pedantic as men's judgments of one another.

Humility is truth.

Humility is truth.

Don't give your advice before you are called upon.

Don't give your advice before you are called upon.

Everybody hates a prodigy, detests an old head on young shoulders.

Everybody hates a prodigy, detests an old head on young shoulders.

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

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

To know nothing is the happiest life.

To know nothing is the happiest life.

Fortune favors the audacious

Fortune favors the audacious

There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who...

There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who...

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 most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war.

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

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...

It is wisdom in prosperity, when all is as thou wouldn't have it, to fear...

It is wisdom in prosperity, when all is as thou wouldn't have it, to fear...