Desiderius Erasmus

"Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself. "

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

"In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. In regione caecorum rex est luscus. "

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

"Our determination to imitiate Christ should be such that we have no time for other matters. "

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

"The pleasures which we most rarely experience give us the greatest delight. "

"War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it. "

"When I get a little money, I buy books. And if there is any left over, I buy food. "