Erasmus on talking

I am a lover of liberty. I will not and I cannot serve a party.

Do not be guilty of possessing a library of learned books while lacking learning yourself.

You must acquire the best knowledge first, and without delay; it is the height of madness to learn what you will later have to unlearn.

A great many of those who ‘debunk’ traditional…values have in the background values of their own which they believe to be immune from the debunking process.

C. S. Lewis1898–1963The Abolition of Man

• Debate

It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

Mark Twain1835–1910

If A is a success in life, than A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut.

Albert Einstein1879–1955

• Success