Quotes by Erasmus, Desiderius

Heaven grant that the burden you carry may have as easy an exit as it >>

Prevention is better than cure. >>

Man's mind is so formed that it is far more susceptible to falsehood t >>

Quotations about Illusion

Better a dish of illusion and a hearty appetite for life, than a feast >>

We must select the Illusion which appeals to our temperament and embra >>

Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion. >>

What difference is there, do you think, between those in Plato's cave who can only marvel at the shadows and images of various objects, provided they are content and don't know what they miss, and the philosopher who has emerged from the cave and sees the real things?

Erasmus, Desiderius