War is sweet to those who have not tried it.

Bellum dulce inexpertis.

Erasmus

Philosophers

Erasmus

Born 1466 (or 1469) in Rotterdam, Erasmus was the leading humanist of the Northern Renaissance and a Catholic priest. His Praise of Folly and Greek New Testament shaped both biblical scholarship and the Reformation, but.

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Source: Adagia (1508)Verified

Erasmus's Other Quotes

I yield to none.

Man is not born, but made.

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

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