Erasmus

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

Bidden or unbidden, God is present.

Young bodies are like tender plants, which grow and become hardened to whatever shape you've trained them.

We being satiate with continual wars, let the desire of peace a little move us.

Moreover God hath ordained man in this world, as it were, the very image of himself, to the intent, that he, as it were a god on earth, should provide for the wealth of all creatures.

Nothing doth worse become a man (I will not say a Christian man) than war.

War is sweet to those who have not experienced it.

The most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war.

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

Before you sleep, read something that is exquisite, and worth remembering.

When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.

The main hope of a nation lies in the proper education of its youth

Only a very few can be learned, but all can be Christian, all can be devout, and _ I shall boldly add _ all can be theologians.

He who shuns the millstone shuns the meal.

Concealed talent brings no reputation.

Prevention is better than cure.

No one is to be despaired of as long as he breathes. (While there is life there is hope.)

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