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View Plans“ ”I hear the philosophers opposing it and saying 'tis a miserable thing for a man to be foolish, to err, mistake, and know nothing truly. Nay rather, this is to be a man. And why they should call it miserable, I see no reason; forasmuch as we are so born, so bred, so instructed, nay such is the common condition of us all.
About Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam (27 October 1466 – 12 July 1536) was a Dutch philosopher, humanist and theologian.
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Additional quotes by Erasmus
What a mockery it is to regard as slaves those whom Christ redeemed with the same blood as redeemed you
But this equality applied to such a diversity of persons and temperaments will only result in inequality.
Der Weise nimmt seine Zuflucht zu den Schriften der Alten und lernt daraus nichts als Wortklauberei. Der Tor hingegen rückt den Problemen zu Leibe und geht das Wagnis, sich mit ihnen auseinanderzusetzen, ein und gewinnt dadurch – wenn ich mich nicht täusche – die wahre Klugheit.