Desiderius Erasmus
“I am a lover of liberty. I will not and I cannot serve a party.”
“You must acquire the best knowledge first, and without delay.”
“Do not be guilty of possessing a library of learned books while lacking learning yourself.”
“The most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war.”
“He that gives quickly gives twice.”
“No man is wise at all times, or without his blind side.”
“In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.”
“Prevention is better than cure.”
“Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.”
“The desire to write grows with writing.”
“A nail is driven out by another nail; habit is overcome by habit.”
“The most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war.”
“He that gives quickly gives twice.”
“No one is wise at all times.”
“The highest form of bliss is living with a certain degree of folly.”
“Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.”
“War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it.”
“A nail is driven out by another nail; habit is overcome by habit.”
“The desire to write grows with writing.”
“Prevention is better than cure.”