73 ordspråk av Desiderius Erasmus

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Desiderius Erasmus föddes den October 27th 1469 och dog den 12 July 1536 - of the New Testament.
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 (Only by) the good influence of our conduct may we bring salvation in human affairs; or like a fatal comet we may bring destruction in our train

 A good portion of speaking will consist in knowing how to lie.

 A good prince will tax as lightly as possible those commodities which are used by the poorest members of society: grain, bread, beer, wine, clothing, and all other staples without which human life could not exist

 A man must hug, and dandle, and kistle, and play a hundred little tricks with his bed-fellow when he is disposed to make that use of her that nature designed her for

 Amongst the learned the lawyers claim first place, the most self-satisfied class of people, as they roll their rock of Sisyphus and string together six hundred laws in the same breath, no matter whether relevant or not, piling up opinion on opinion and gloss on gloss to make their profession seem the most difficult of all. Anything which causes trouble has special merit in their eyes.

 As an example of just how useless these philosophers are for any practice in life there is Socrates himself, the one and only wise man, according to the Delphic Oracle. Whenever he tried to do anything in public he had to break off amid general laughter. While he was philosophizing about clouds and ideas, measuring a flea's foot and marveling at a midge's humming, he learned nothing about the affairs of ordinary life.

 Ask a wise man to dinner and he'll upset everyone by his gloomy silence or tiresome questions. Invite him to a dance and you'll have a camel prancing about. Haul him off to a public entertainment and his face will be enough to spoil the people's entertainment.

 Beware lest clamor be taken for counsel.

 By a Carpenter mankind was made, and only by that Carpenter can mankind be remade.

 By burning Luther's books you may rid your bookshelves of him, but you will not rid men's minds of him

 Concealed talent brings no reputation.

 Do not get excited over the noise you have made

 Don't give your advice before you are called upon.

 Everybody hates a prodigy, detests an old head on young shoulders.

 Everyone knows that by far the happiest and universally enjoyable age of man is the first. What is there about babies which makes us hug and kiss and fondle them, so that even an enemy would give them help at that age?


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