What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism. — Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus
When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes. — Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus
Whether a party can have much success without a woman present I must ask others to decide — Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus
Everyone knows that by far the happiest and universally enjoyable age of man is the first. — Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus
The nearer people approach old age the closer they return to a semblance of childhood — Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus