Collected Works of Erasmus
When Erasmus published the Adages, his monumental collection of proverbs, he wrote in the Introduction that ''a knowledge of proverbs contributes to a number of things, but to four especially: philosophy, persuasiveness, grace and charm in speaking, and the understanding of the best authors.'' This volume contains another 600 of the more than 4000 adages that Erasmus gathered and commented on, som...
When Erasmus published the Adages, his monumental collection of proverbs, he wrote in the Introduction that ''a knowledge of proverbs contributes to a number of things, but to four especially: philosophy, persuasiveness, grace and charm in speaking, and the understanding of the best authors.'' This volume contains another 600 of the more than 4000 adages that Erasmus gathered and commented on, som...
