Quote by Desiderius Erasmus
When I get a little money I buy books and if any is left I buy foo

When I get a little money I buy books and if any is left I buy food and clothes. – Desiderius Erasmus

Other quotes by Desiderius Erasmus

They take unbelievable pleasure in the hideous blast of the hunting horn and baying of the hounds. Dogs dung smells sweet as cinnamon to them. – Desiderius Erasmus

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Hunting
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Youll see certain Pythagorean whose belief in communism of property goes to such lengths that they pick up anything lying about unguarded, and make off with it without a qualm of conscience as if it had come to them by law. – Desiderius Erasmus

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Communism
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Education
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Racism cannot be cured solely by attacking some of the results it produces, like discrimination in housing or in education. – Sargent Shriver

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Education

But I like going to church. If youve been brought up in the Church of England, it feels like visiting an elderly relative. And I think its important that part of the kids education is knowing about the Bible. – Jack Dee

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Education

True, a little learning is a dangerous thing, but it still beats total ignorance. – Abigail Van Buren

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Education

It is only through such real-life daily struggles and challenges that a genuine sensitivity to human rights can be inculcated. This is a truth that is not limited to school education: it applies to all of us. – Daisaku Ikeda

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Education

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As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think. – Toni Morrison

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The myths about Hades and the gods, though they are pure invention, help to make men virtuous. – Diodorus Siculus, c.20BC

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My focus is always on the day. What Ive done behind me, I try to have respect for it, and keep an eye on it, and make sure it isnt abused, and obviously be thoughtful about it, because its all real to me. Im basically in every band I ever was in, and the songs, I still mean them all. – Ian MacKaye

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We ought to fly away from earth to heaven as quickly as we can and to fly away is to become like God, as far as this is possible and to become like him is to become holy, just, and wise. – Plato

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