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Science without conscience is the soul’s perdition.

Francois Rabelais

How do you know antiquity was foolish? How do you know the present is wise? Who made it foolish? Who made it wise?
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Foolish Present Wisdom
The dress does not make the monk.
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Appearance Monk Saint
A man of good sense always believes what he is told, and what he finds written down.
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Believe Goodness Himself Man Writing
If you wish to be good “Pantagruelists” (which is to say, live in peace, joy, health, and always dining well), never put too much faith in people who look out through a hole.
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Anand Thakur
Science without conscience is the soul’s perdition.
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Conscience Science Soul
I’d rather write about laughing than crying, For laughter makes men human, and courageous.
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Courage Cry Human Laughter Man Writing
There is no truer cause of unhappiness amongst men than, where naturally expecting charity and benevolence, they receive harm and vexation.
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Expectation Happiness Harm Natural True
If in your soil it takes, to heaven A thousand thousand thanks be given; And say with France, it goodly goes, Where the Pantagruelion grows.
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Growth Heaven Thankful
Don’t limp in front of the lame.
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Lame One Liner
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
Believe me, ’tis a godlike thing to lend; to owe is a heroic virtue.
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Believe Hero Thing Virtue
Nature made the day for exercise, work and seeing to one’s business; and … it provides us with a candle, which is to say the bright and joyous light of the sun.
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Bright Business Day Exercise Light Nature Oneself Sun
The most Christian France is the sole wet-nurse to the Roman court.
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Court France Nurse
Appetite comes with eating.
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Appetite Eat One Liner
Indeed, said the monk, a mass, a matins, and vespers well rung are half-said.
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Monk Public
I won’t undertake war until I have tried all the arts and means of peace.
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Art Peace Try War

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