More quotes by Desiderius Erasmus

"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 desire to write grows with writing."
"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."
"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."
"The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is."