Erasmus
Humanist scholar
Early Modern
influential
124 sayings
Sayings by Erasmus
To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.
Unknown
— Attributed, common saying
General
Unverifiable
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
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— Attributed, common saying, often linked to Socrates
General
Unverifiable
The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.
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— Attributed, common saying
General
Unverifiable
The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know.
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— Attributed, common saying
Self-Deprecating
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