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Facts about Desiderius Erasmus

Occup.Philosopher
FromNetherland
BornOctober 26, 1466
DiedJuly 12, 1536
Aged69 years

Summary

Desiderius Erasmus was a famous Philosopher from Netherland, who lived between October 26, 1466 and July 12, 1536. He/she became 69 years old.

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He/she is born under the zodiac scorpio, who is known for Transient, Self-Willed, Purposeful, Unyielding. Our collection contains 44 quotes who is written / told by Desiderius, under the main topics: Happiness - Men.

44 Famous quotes by Desiderius Erasmus

Small: A good portion of speaking will consist in knowing how to lie
"A good portion of speaking will consist in knowing how to lie"
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Small: Women, cant live with them, cant live without them
"Women, can't live with them, can't live without them"
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Small: 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"
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Small: He who allows oppression shares the crime
"He who allows oppression shares the crime"
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Small: Fortune favors the audacious
"Fortune favors the audacious"
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Small: By a Carpenter mankind was made, and only by that Carpenter can mankind be remade
"By a Carpenter mankind was made, and only by that Carpenter can mankind be remade"
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Small: Nature, more of a stepmother than a mother in several ways, has sown a seed of evil in the hearts of mo
"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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Small: Your library is your paradise
"Your library is your paradise"
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Small: 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"
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Small: The more ignorant, reckless and thoughtless a doctor is, the higher his reputation soars even amongst p
"The more ignorant, reckless and thoughtless a doctor is, the higher his reputation soars even amongst powerful princes"
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Small: No one respects a talent that is concealed
"No one respects a talent that is concealed"
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Small: It is an unscrupulous intellect that does not pay to antiquity its due reverence
"It is an unscrupulous intellect that does not pay to antiquity its due reverence"
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Small: If you keep thinking about what you want to do or what you hope will happen, you dont do it, and it won
"If you keep thinking about what you want to do or what you hope will happen, you don't do it, and it won't happen"
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Small: I doubt if a single individual could be found from the whole of mankind free from some form of insanity
"I doubt if a single individual could be found from the whole of mankind free from some form of insanity. The only difference is one of degree. A man who sees a gourd and takes it for his wife is called insane because this happens to very few people"
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Small: Human affairs are so obscure and various that nothing can be clearly known
"Human affairs are so obscure and various that nothing can be clearly known"
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Small: Fools are without number
"Fools are without number"
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Small: Time takes away the grief of men
"Time takes away the grief of men"
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Small: Nothing is as peevish and pedantic as mens judgments of one another
"Nothing is as peevish and pedantic as men's judgments of one another"
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Small: What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism
"What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism"
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Small: What difference is there, do you think, between those in Platos cave who can only marvel at the shadows
"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?"
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Small: The desire to write grows with writing
"The desire to write grows with writing"
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Small: In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
"In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king"
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Small: It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is
"It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is"
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Small: War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it
"War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it"
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Small: Prevention is better than cure
"Prevention is better than cure"
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Small: In the country of the blind the one eyed man is king
"In the country of the blind the one eyed man is king"
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Small: War is sweet to those who have not experienced it
"War is sweet to those who have not experienced it"
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Small: Its the generally accepted privilege of theologians to stretch the heavens, that is the Scriptures, lik
"It's the generally accepted privilege of theologians to stretch the heavens, that is the Scriptures, like tanners with a hide"
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Small: It is wisdom in prosperity, when all is as thou wouldnt have it, to fear and suspect the worst
"It is wisdom in prosperity, when all is as thou wouldn't have it, to fear and suspect the worst"
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Small: To know nothing is the happiest life
"To know nothing is the happiest life"
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Small: Man is to man either a god or a wolf
"Man is to man either a god or a wolf"
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Small: Dont give your advice before you are called upon
"Don't give your advice before you are called upon"
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Small: Concealed talent brings no reputation
"Concealed talent brings no reputation"
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Small: Great abundance of riches cannot be gathered and kept by any man without sin
"Great abundance of riches cannot be gathered and kept by any man without sin"
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Small: Everyone knows that by far the happiest and universally enjoyable age of man is the first. What is ther
"Everyone knows that by far the happiest and universally enjoyable age of man is the first. What is there about babies which makes us hug and kiss and fondle them, so that even an enemy would give them help at that age?"
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Small: By burning Luthers books you may rid your bookshelves of him, but you will not rid mens minds of him
"By burning Luther's books you may rid your bookshelves of him, but you will not rid men's minds of him"
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Small: Whether a party can have much success without a woman present I must ask others to decide, but one thin
"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"
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Small: There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality and then there are
"There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other"
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Small: Mans mind is so formed that it is far more susceptible to falsehood than to truth
"Man's mind is so formed that it is far more susceptible to falsehood than to truth"
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Small: 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"
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Small: Luther was guilty of two great crimes - he struck the Pope in his crown, and the monks in their belly
"Luther was guilty of two great crimes - he struck the Pope in his crown, and the monks in their belly"
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Small: Humility is truth
"Humility is truth"
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Small: Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself
"Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself"
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Small: Everybody hates a prodigy, detests an old head on young shoulders
"Everybody hates a prodigy, detests an old head on young shoulders"
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