In his dedication to Pope Leo X, Erasmus says: I perceived that that teaching which is our salvation was to be had in a much purer and more lively form if sought at the fountain-head and drawn from the actual sources than from pools and runnels.
Didedikasikan untuk Paus Leo X, Erasmus mengatakan: Aku menyadari bahwa pengajaran mengenai keselamatan kita bisa didapat dalam bentuk yang jauh lebih murni dan lebih hidup jika dilacak dari mata air mancur dan diambil dari kolam sumber sebenarnya.