Who is Desiderius Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (; English: Erasmus of Rotterdam or Erasmus; 28 October 1466 – 12 July 1536) was a Dutch philosopher and Catholic theologian who is considered one of the greatest scholars of the northern Renaissance. As a Catholic priest, he was an important figure in classical scholarship who wrote in a pure Latin style. Among humanists he enjoyed the sobriquet "Prince of the Humanists", and has been called "the crowning glory of the Christian humanists". Using humanist techniques for working on texts, he prepared important new Latin and Greek editions of the New Testament, which raised questions that would be influential in the Protestant Reformation and Catholic Counter-Reformation. He also wrote On Free Will, In Praise of Folly, Handbook of a Christian Knight, On Civil...Read Full Biography of Desiderius Erasmus
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- The desire to write grows with writing.
- The nearer people approach old age the closer they return to a semblance of childhood, until the time comes for them to depart this life, again like children, neither tired of living nor aware of death.
- When I get a little money I buy books and if any is left I buy food and clothes.
- Your library is your paradise.
- War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it.
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Lwinckles: “a speech comes alive only if it rises from the heart, not if it floats on the lips.” - desiderius erasmusCallbackterror: "the summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is." -desiderius erasmus
Hb_mutungi: it is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is.– desiderius erasmus
Hrconfes: "the fox has many tricks. the hedgehog has but one. but that is the best of all" -- desiderius erasmus
Callbackterror: "the summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is." -desiderius erasmus
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