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He who doesn't sin, is the greatest sinner of all.

He who doesn't sin, is the greatest sinner of all.

Desiderius Erasmus
Wise, Wisdom, Sin

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.

Desiderius Erasmus
Christian, Add, Theologian
Desiderius Erasmus, Beatus Rhenanus, John C. Olin (1987). “Christian Humanism and the Reformation: Selected Writings of Erasmus, with His Life by Beatus Rhenanus and a Biographical Sketch by the Editor”, p.104, Fordham Univ Press

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

Desiderius Erasmus
Names, Legacy, Paganism

Sacred scripture is of course the basic authority for everything; yet I sometimes run across ancient sayings or pagan writings - even the poets - so purely and reverently and admirably expressed that I can't help believing the author's hearts were moved by some divine power. And perhaps the spirit of Christ is more widespread than we understand, and the company of the saints includes many not on our calendar.

Desiderius Erasmus
Running, Believe, Writing
Desiderius Erasmus (1965). “The Colloquies of Erasmus”, Chicago, 1965- .

Your library is your paradise.

Desiderius Erasmus
Education, Library, Paradise

Fools are without number.

Desiderius Erasmus
Numbers, Fool

Frugality is a handsome income.

Desiderius Erasmus
Income, Handsome, Frugality
Desiderius Erasmus (1733). “All the Familiar Colloquies of Desiderius Erasmus, of Roterdam, Concerning Men, Manners, and Things”, p.475

Nothing is as peevish and pedantic as men's judgments of one another.

Desiderius Erasmus
Men, Criticism, Pedants

It is an unscrupulous intellect that does not pay to antiquity its due reverence.

Desiderius Erasmus
Doe, Pay, Intellect
"Due Reverence: Antiques in the Possession of the American Philosophical Society". Book by Murphy D. Smith (p. 3), 1992.

Eagles don't catch flies.

Desiderius Erasmus
Strength, Eagles

Don't give your advice before you are called upon.

Desiderius Erasmus
Giving, Advice

I am a citizen of the world, known to all and to all a stranger.

Desiderius Erasmus
Citizens, World, Stranger
"Erasmus". Book by Gyorgy Faludy, 1970.

Bidden or unbidden, God is present.

Desiderius Erasmus

Prevention is better than cure.

Desiderius Erasmus
Health, Prevention, Lifestyle
Desiderius Erasmus, William Watson Barker (2001). “The Adages of Erasmus”, p.17, University of Toronto Press

Many times what cannot be refuted by arguments can be parried by laughter.

Desiderius Erasmus
Laughter, Argument

It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is.

Desiderius Erasmus
Positive, Happiness, Being Yourself

No Man is wise at all Times, or is without his blind Side.

Desiderius Erasmus
Wise, Men, Sides
Desiderius Erasmus (2012). “Colloquies of Erasmus,”, p.550, tredition

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

Desiderius Erasmus
Two, Crowns, Guilty

The most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war.

Desiderius Erasmus
Peace, Military, War
"Adagia". Book by Desiderius Erasmus, 1500.

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

Desiderius Erasmus
Honor, Enthusiasm, Sin

There is nothing I congratulate myself on more heartily than on never having joined a sect.

Desiderius Erasmus
Sects
Desiderius Erasmus (1964). “The "Adages" of Erasmus: A Study with Translations”, Cambridge University Press

You must acquire the best knowledge first, and without delay; it is the height of madness to learn what you will later have to unlearn.

Desiderius Erasmus
Knowledge, Delay, Height
Desiderius Erasmus (1974). “The Correspondence of Erasmus: Letters 1 to 141, 1484-1500”, p.114, University of Toronto Press

No one respects a talent that is concealed.

Desiderius Erasmus
Inspirational, Genius, Talent

The highest form of bliss is living with a certain degree of folly

Desiderius Erasmus
Degrees, Bliss, Form

Wherever you encounter truth, look upon it as Christianity.

Desiderius Erasmus
Encounters, Looks, Christianity
"Erasmus of Rotterdam". Book by Stefan Zweig translated by Eden Paul and Cedar Paul, 1934.

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