Maxioms by Desiderius Erasmus
Trinity Sunday I vehemently dissent from those who would not have private persons read the Holy Scriptures, nor read more
Trinity Sunday I vehemently dissent from those who would not have private persons read the Holy Scriptures, nor have them translated into the vulgar tongues. I would wish that all women -- girls even -- would read the Gospels and the letters of Paul. I wish that they were translated into all languages of all people. To make them understood is surely the first step. It may be that they might be ridiculed by many, but some would take them to heart. I long that the husbandman should sing portions of them to himself as he follows the plough, that the weaver should hum them to the tune of his shuttle, that the traveller should beguile with their stories the tedium of his journey.
Great eagerness in the pursuit of wealth, pleasure, or honor, cannot exist without sin.
Great eagerness in the pursuit of wealth, pleasure, or honor, cannot exist without sin.
Nowadays the rage for possession has got to such a pitch that there is nothing in the realm of nature, read more
Nowadays the rage for possession has got to such a pitch that there is nothing in the realm of nature, whether sacred or profane, out of which profit cannot be squeezed
In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. - Adages.
In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. - Adages.
A nail is driven out by another nail. Habit is overcome by habit.
A nail is driven out by another nail. Habit is overcome by habit.
