Almost every famous person at least once in their life said something that was remembered by the society, and considered meaningful, important or just funny. Those quotations can be mentioned in various situations. Often they are used in speeches or in a humorous way. In order to find some of them grub around.
Desiderius erasmus
Date: April 14, 2008
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]
War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it.
The pleasures which we most rarely experience give us the greatest delight.
The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best of all.