30 Quotes By Desiderius Erasmus


Humility is truth.
Desiderius Erasmus on truth

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

War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it.
Desiderius Erasmus on war

The most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war.
Desiderius Erasmus on war

War is sweet to those who have not experienced it.
Desiderius Erasmus on war

It is wisdom in prosperity, when all is as thou wouldn't have it, to fear and suspect the worst.
Desiderius Erasmus on wisdom

Women, can't live with them, can't live without them.
Desiderius Erasmus on women

The most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war.
Desiderius Erasmus on peace

Luther was guilty of two great crimes - he struck the Pope in his crown, and the monks in their belly.
Desiderius Erasmus on reform

War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it.
Desiderius Erasmus on war