Desiderius Erasmus

"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places."

"I conceive of nothing so divine as justice."

"Riches are gotten with pain, kept with care, and lost with grief."

"The desire to hurt, the moment of complete power over another, the immense justified indulgence is this not the fantasy of every man?"

"Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice."

"The chief point of difference between man and animal is that man seeks to know everything."

"Art is the effort of man to express not his subjective emotions but the universal truths."

"Music is the discipline that teaches all proportions of order and harmony."

"To know nothing is the happiest and safest mode of life."

"Better to travel hopefully than to arrive."

"The greatest power is often simple patience."

"Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art."

"Nothing is so unequal as equal treatment of unequal people."

"A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him."

"The wish to hurt, the moment of complete power over another, is this not the fantasy of every man?"

"I would rather make mistakes in kindness and compassion than always be right."

"The primary sign of a well-ordered mind is a man's ability to spend time alone."

"History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce."

"The test of courage comes when we are in the minority."

"Those who believe they can move mountains, do."

"A liar should have a good memory."

"In dispute with the wise, be silent; the wise are never wrong."

"The pursuit of wisdom is a kind of madness that we must tolerate."

"Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much."

"The desire to know is more natural than the fear of the unknown."

"Learning is a child of humility."

"It is impossible to find a man of sufficient ability to act in such a manner as to avoid all errors."

"The world will always need ideas, for ideas are the foundation of progress."

"He that respects himself is safe from others; he wears a coat of mail that none can pierce."

"In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future."