Desiderius Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus of Rotterdam, or simply Erasmus, was a Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, social critic, teacher, and theologian...
NationalityDutch
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth26 October 1466
mind body wedlock
The wedlocks of minds will be greater than that of bodies.
play actors criminal-mind
Now what else is the whole life of mortals, but a sort of comedy in which the various actors, disguised by various costumes and masks, walk on and play each ones part until the manager walks them off the stage?
men deception mind
Man's mind is so formed that it is far more susceptible to falsehood than to truth.
book men mind
By burning Luther's books you may rid your bookshelves of him, but you will not rid men's minds of him.
ideas meditation mind
Besides, it happens (how, I cannot tell) that an idea launched like a javelin in proverbial form strikes with sharper point on the hearer’s mind and leaves implanted barbs for meditation...
long soul world
From hence, no question, has sprung an observation ... confirmed now into a settled opinion, that some long experienced souls in the world, before their dislodging, arrive to the height of prophetic spirits.
men village six
The Jewish usurers are fast-rooted even in the smallest villages, and if they lend five gulden they require a security of six times as much. They charge interest, upon interest, and upon this again interest, so that the poor man loses everything that he owns.
reputation talent concealed
Concealed talent brings no reputation.
grief men
Time takes away the grief of men.
church-music modern music-is
Modern church music is so constructed that the congregation cannot hear one distinct word.
wind belly
Retain the wind by compressing the belly.
sweet peace war
War is sweet to those who have not experienced it.
sleep remember exquisite
Before you sleep, read something that is exquisite, and worth remembering.
giving advice
Don't give your advice before you are called upon.