Quotes from Erasmus

Bidden or unbidden, God is present.

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

The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is.

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.

Young bodies are like tender plants, which grow and become hardened to whatever shape you've trained them.

Betwixt the devil and the deap sea.

Fortune favors the audacious.

Of two evils choose the least.

He does good to himself who does good to his friend.

War is sweet to those who have not experienced it.

No one is to be despaired of as long as he breathes. (While there is life there is hope.)

Prevention is better than cure.

Concealed talent brings no reputation.

...one thing is certain, no party is any fun unless seasoned with folly.

He who shuns the millstone shuns the meal.

The main hope of a nation lies in the proper education of its youth