Quotes by Erasmus, Desiderius

Picture the prince, such as most of them are today: a man ignorant of >>

Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself. >>

In short, no association or alliance can be happy or stable without me >>

Quotations about Intelligence and Intellectuals

It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value. >>

When you don't have an education, you've got to use your brains. >>

Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them. >>

Ask a wise man to dinner and he'll upset everyone by his gloomy silence or tiresome questions. Invite him to a dance and you'll have a camel prancing about. Haul him off to a public entertainment and his face will be enough to spoil the people's entertainment.

Erasmus, Desiderius