This book is a collection of dialogues written in Latin by the famous Renaissance scholar and philosopher Desiderius Erasmus. The dialogues touch on a wide range of topics such as education, religion, politics, and everyday life, and use humor and satire to make broader points about human nature and society. The colloquia were widely read and influential in their time and continue to be studied and appreciated by scholars of Renaissance literature and culture. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.