Maxioms by Desiderius Erasmus
When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.
When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.
Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.
Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.
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.
Reflection is a flower of the mind, giving out wholesome fragrance; but revelry is the same flower, when rank and read more
Reflection is a flower of the mind, giving out wholesome fragrance; but revelry is the same flower, when rank and running to seed.
What difference is there, do you think, between those in Plato's cave who can only marvel at the shadows and read more
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?
