More quotes by Desiderius Erasmus

"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."
"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."
"When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes."
"Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself."