desiderius Erasmus

“By identifying the new learning with heresy, you make orthodoxy synonymous with ignorance.”

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

“Let others wear the martyr's crown:  I am not worthy of this honor.”

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

“War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it.”

“When I get a little money, I buy books; and if any is left, I buy food and clothes.”