And of these, a great part build so much on their ceremonies and petty traditions of men that they think one heaven is too poor a reward for so great… - Erasmus

What a mockery it is to regard as slaves those whom Christ redeemed with the same blood as redeemed you

A remarkable thing happens in the experience of my fools: from them not only true things, but even sharp reproaches, will be listened to; so that a statement which, if it came from a wise man's mouth, might be a capital offense, coming from a fool gives rise to incredible delight. Veracity, you know, has a certain authentic power of giving pleasure, if nothing offensive goes with it; but this the gods have granted only to fools.

Por el contrario, será en verdad prudente, quien, sabiéndose mortal, no quiere conocer más que lo que le ofrece su condición, se presta gustoso a contemporizar con la muchedumbre humana y no tiene asco a andar errado junto a ella. Pero en esto, dirán, radica precisamente la Estulticia. No negaré que así sea, a condición de que se convenga en que tal es el modo de representar la comedia de la vida.