Quotes by Erasmus, Desiderius

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

Nature, more of a stepmother than a mother in several ways, has sown a >>

Great eagerness in the pursuit of wealth, pleasure, or honor, cannot e >>

Quotations about Talent

Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising. >>

Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book >>

Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent >>

Concealed talent brings no reputation.

Erasmus, Desiderius