The poor need bread; the rich need manners. - Desiderius Erasmus

"The poor need bread; the rich need manners."

Desiderius Erasmus Justice

Humanist Scholar Theologian Dutch 1466–1536

More from Desiderius Erasmus

"The desire to write grows with writing."

"When I get a little money I buy books; if any is left I buy food and clothes."

"A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears."

"I am a man; I consider nothing human alien to me."

"Justice must always prevail."

"You think I'm just some animal?"

"Fighting for what's right never gets easier."

"Justice is worth fighting for."