Nowadays the rage for possession has got to such a pitch that there is nothing in the realm of nature, whether sacred or profane, out of which profit cannot be squeezed

Quote by Desiderius Erasmus

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War is sweet to those who have not experienced it.

War is sweet to those who have not experienced it.

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

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

I doubt if a single individual could be found from the whole of mankind free...

I doubt if a single individual could be found from the whole of mankind free...

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...

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,...

If you keep thinking about what you want to do or what you hope will...

If you keep thinking about what you want to do or what you hope will...

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's mind is so formed that it is far more susceptible to falsehood than to...

Man's mind is so formed that it is far more susceptible to falsehood than to...

Humility is truth.

Humility is truth.

To know nothing is the happiest life

To know nothing is the happiest life

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

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

He who allows oppression shares the crime.

He who allows oppression shares the crime.

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

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

Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.

Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.

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...

The desire to write grows with writing.

The desire to write grows with writing.

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

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

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...

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...

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

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