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Quotes by Desiderius Erasmus

Scarcely is there any peace so unjust that it is better than even the fairest war. -Vix ulla tam iniqua pax, quin bello vel aequissimo sit potior

Desiderius Erasmus (c.1466 - 1536)
Source: Querela Pacis
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Prevention is better than cure.

Desiderius Erasmus (c.1466 - 1536)
 
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It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is.

Desiderius Erasmus (c.1466 - 1536)
 
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War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it.

Desiderius Erasmus (c.1466 - 1536)
 
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What passes out of one's mouth passes into a hundred ears. It is a great misfortune not to have sense enough to speak well.

Desiderius Erasmus (c.1466 - 1536)
Source: Albert W. Daw Collection
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A peck of troubles.

Desiderius Erasmus (c.1466 - 1536)
Source: Apothegms, 1542
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The most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war.

Desiderius Erasmus (c.1466 - 1536)
 
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Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.

Desiderius Erasmus (c.1466 - 1536)
 
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They may attack me with an army of six hundred syllogisms; and if I do not recant, they will proclaim me a heretic.

Desiderius Erasmus (c.1466 - 1536)
Source: The Praise of Folly, 1509
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A nail is driven out by another nail; habit is overcome by habit.

Desiderius Erasmus (c.1466 - 1536)
 
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