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It’s a shame to be called “educated” those who do not study the ancient Greek writers.

Francois Rabelais

The most Christian France is the sole wet-nurse to the Roman court.
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Court France Nurse
When undertaking marriage, everyone must be the judge of his own thoughts, and take counsel from himself.
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Counsel Himself Judgement Marriage
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
Indeed, said the monk, a mass, a matins, and vespers well rung are half-said.
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Monk Public
How can I govern others, who can’t even govern myself?
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Control Government Myself Power
We will take the good-will for the deed.
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Acceptance Goodness Will
If you understand why a monkey in a family is always mocked and harassed, you understand why monks are rejected by all–both old and young.
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Abuse Family Old Rejection Understand Young Yourself
Thought I to myself, we shall never come off scot-free.
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Freedom Myself Thinking
Machination is worth more than force.
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Force One Liner Worth
I know of a charm by way of a prayer that will preserve a man from the violence of guns and all manner of fire-weapons and engines but it will do me no good because I do not believe it
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Anand Thakur
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
The Lord forbid that I should be out of debt, as if indeed I could not be trusted.
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Forbidden God Myself Trust
You have no obligation under the sun other than to discover your real needs, to fulfill them, and to rejoice in doing so.
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Discover Need Obligation Reality Sun Yourself
A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.
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Children Deep Fire Parents
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
Such is the nature and make-up of the French that they are only good at the start. Then they are worse than devils, but, given time, they’re less than women.
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Goodness Make Up Nature Start Woman

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