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· <blockquote><a href="http://quotationsbook.com/author/2322/">Quotes by <em>Erasmus, Desiderius</em></a></blockquote><br> From <a href="http://quotationsbook.com">Quotations Book</a> ·

Desiderius Erasmus in 1523 · Can we improve this biography? Write us your version

"The nearer people approach old age the closer they return to a semblance of childhood, until the time comes for them to depart this life, again like children, neither tired of living nor aware of death."

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

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

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

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"Nature, more of a stepmother than a mother in several ways, has sown a seed of evil in the hearts of mortals, especially in the more thoughtful men, which makes them dissatisfied with their own lot and envious of another s."

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

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"The entire world is my temple, and a very fine one too, if I'm not mistaken, and I'll never lack priests to serve it as long as there are men."

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"In short, no association or alliance can be happy or stable without me. People can't long tolerate a ruler, nor can a master his servant, a maid her mistress, a teacher his pupil, a friend his friend nor a wife her husband, a landlord his tenant, a soldier his comrade nor a party-goer his companion, unless they sometimes have illusions about each other, make use of flattery, and have the sense to turn a blind eye and sweeten life for themselves with the honey of folly."

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"Fools are without number."

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"Everybody hates a prodigy, detests an old head on young shoulders."

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