Erasmus1466–1536I am a lover of liberty. I will not and I cannot serve a party.
Spongia adversus aspergines Hutteni (1523), § 176, As quoted in Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam (1900) by Ephraim Emerton, p. 377A speech comes alive only if it rises from the heart, not if it floats on the lips.
in The Erasmus Reader (1990), p. 130.Do not be guilty of possessing a library of learned books while lacking learning yourself.
Letter to Christian Northoff (1497), as translated in Collected Works of Erasmus (1974), p. 115- Letter to Christian Northoff (1497), as translated in Collected Works of Erasmus (1974), p. 114
