Quotes by Erasmus, Desiderius

People who use their erudition to write for a learned minority... don' >>

Amongst the learned the lawyers claim first place, the most self-satis >>

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

Quotations about Royalty

I have nothing against the Queen of England. Even in my heart I never >>

I am your anointed Queen. I will never be by violence constrained to d >>

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. >>

Picture the prince, such as most of them are today: a man ignorant of the law, well-nigh an enemy to his people's advantage, while intent on his personal convenience, a dedicated voluptuary, a hater of learning, freedom and truth, without a thought for the interests of his country, and measuring everything in terms of his own profit and desires.

Erasmus, Desiderius