Erasmus Quotes

Your library is your paradise. - Desiderius Erasmus

You'll see certain Pythagorean whose belief in communism of property goes to such lengths that they pick up anything lying about unguarded, and make off with it without a qualm of conscience as if it had come to them by law. - Desiderius Erasmus

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

With zealous step he climbs the upland lawn, And bows in homage to the rising dawn; Imbibes with eagle eye the golden ray, And watches, as it moves, the orb of day. - Erasmus Darwin

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. - Desiderius Erasmus

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

What worries me is that we have managed only one log point in two home matches. - Rassie Erasmus

What we must do now is to get up and play against the Sharks like the Bulls did after we defeated them in the Currie Cup final. - Rassie Erasmus

What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism. - Desiderius Erasmus

What difference is there, do you think, between those in Plato's cave who can only marvel at the shadows and images of various objects, provided they are content and don't know what they miss, and the philosopher who has emerged from the cave and sees the real things? - Desiderius Erasmus