The Praise of Folly Author:Desiderius Erasmus Praise for the Praise of Folly: — "Folly ... a name for all misdirected effort, for all man's elaborate pains to gain the wrong thing. There are the flabby-breasted old women, painted, plucked and corsetted who valiantly chase men and their own lost youth from bar to bar. There are descendents of the Best Families, as senseless as the busts of t... more »heir ancesstors... Here is a man who carefully manages to marry a dowry instead of a woman... The Praise of Folly is a lively and valuable commentary on our own times."« less