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How do you know antiquity was foolish? How do you know the present is wise? Who made it foolish? Who made it wise?

Francois Rabelais

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One falls to the ground in trying to sit on two stools.
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Fall Ground Oneself
Nature abhors a vacuum.
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Nature One Liner
I never sleep in comfort save when I am hearing a sermon or praying to God.
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Comfort God Prayer Save Sleep
Friends, you will notice that in this world there are many more ballocks than men. Remember this.
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Friendship Man Notice Remember
Half the world does not know how the other half lives.
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Known Live World
I build only living stones–men.
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Build Live Man Stone
But where are the snows of last year? That was the greatest concern of Villon, the Parisian poet.
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Concern Greatness Poet Snow
In their rules there was only one clause: Do what you will.
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Freedom Power Rule Willing
If you wish to avoid seeing a fool, you must first break your mirror
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Avoid Break Children Fools Mirror See
War begun without good provision of money beforehand for going through with it is but as a breathing of strength and blast that will quickly pass away. Coin is the sinews of war.
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Beginning Breathe Strength War
I place no hope in my strength, nor in my works: but all my confidence is in God my protector, who never abandons those who have put all their hope and thought in him.
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Confidence Himself Hope Place Strength Thinking
I am going to seek a great purpose, draw the curtain, the farce is played.
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Greatness Play Purpose Seek
It is better to write of laughter than of tears, for laughter is the property of man.
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Anand Thakur
Indeed, said the monk, a mass, a matins, and vespers well rung are half-said.
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Monk Public
Tell the truth and shame the devil.
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Devil Shame Truth
I owe much; I have nothing; the rest I leave to the poor.
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Leave Myself Poor

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