Desiderius Erasmus

"Before you sleep, read something that is exquisite, and worth remembering."

"When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes."

"Only a very few can be learned, but all can be Christian, all can be devout, and – I shall boldly add – all can be theologians."

"The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is."

"The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is."

"Whether a party can have much success without a woman present I must ask others to decide, but one thing is certain, no party is any fun unless seasoned with folly."

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

"The desire to write grows with writing."

"In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king."

"If you keep thinking about what you want to do or what you hope will happen, you don't do it, and it won't happen."

"Bidden or unbidden, God is present."

"Only a very few can be learned, but all can be Christian, all can be devout, and – I shall boldly add – all can be theologians."