Quotes by Erasmus, Desiderius

I doubt if a single individual could be found from the whole of mankin >>

This type of man who is devoted to the study of wisdom is always most >>

Ask a wise man to dinner and he'll upset everyone by his gloomy silenc >>

Quotations about Learning

Your ability to learn depends partly on your ability to relinquish wha >>

A little learning is a dangerous thing, but a lot of ignorance is just >>

I was brought up to believe that the only thing worth doing was to add >>

This type of man who is devoted to the study of wisdom is always most unlucky in everything, and particularly when it comes to procreating children; I imagine this is because Nature wants to ensure that the evils of wisdom shall not spread further throughout mankind.

Erasmus, Desiderius