Desiderius Erasmus

Great eagerness in the pursuit of wealth, pleasure, or honor, cannot exist without sin. ”

When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes. ”

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. ”

Great abundance of riches cannot be gathered and kept by any man without sin. ”

It's the generally accepted privilege of theologians to stretch the heavens, that is the Scriptures, like tanners with a hide. ”

Concealed talent brings no reputation. ”

I doubt if a single individual could be found from the whole of mankind free from some form of insanity. The only difference is one of degree. A man who sees a gourd and takes it for his wife is called insane because this happens to very few people. ”

Fools are without number. ”

The more ignorant, reckless and thoughtless a doctor is, the higher his reputation soars even amongst powerful princes. ”

Man's mind is so formed that it is far more susceptible to falsehood than to truth. ”