Memorable Quotes and quotations from Desiderius Erasmus

Desiderius Erasmus Dutch author, philosopher, & scholar (1466 - 1536)


Desiderius Erasmus -
- War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it.

Desiderius Erasmus - Adagia (III, IV, 96)
- In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]

Desiderius Erasmus -
- The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best of all.

Desiderius Erasmus -
- The pleasures which we most rarely experience give us the greatest delight.