Quotes by Desiderius Erasmus
1466 – 1536
Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536) was a Christian, humanist scholar; the first editor of the New Testament; a classicist; and a leading voice in the theological debates of the early Reformation in northern Europe. He contended with the reformer Martin Luther (1483-1546), emphasizing the importance of free will in human actions against Luther’s belief in the absolute bondage of the will to sin.
Food & Drink
Erasmus argues that Philosophizing is all very well but there is also a need for there to be a Philosopher of the Kitchen (1518)
War & Peace
Erasmus has the personification of Peace come down to earth to see with dismay how war ravages human societies (1521)
War & Peace
The 3rd Day of Christmas: Erasmus stands against war and for peace on earth (16th century)
Presidents, Kings, Tyrants, & Despots
Erasmus on the “Folly” of upsetting conventional opinion by pointing out the sins of kings and princes (1511)