More quotes by Erasmus
Do not be guilty of possessing a library of learned books while lacking learning yourself.
I am a citizen of the world, known to all and to all a stranger.
A speech comes alive only if it rises from the heart, not if it floats on the lips.
The most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war.
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If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise.
'The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.'
Young men think old men are fools; but old men know young men are fools.
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