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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.

Francois Rabelais

It is better to write of laughter than of tears, for laughter is the property of man.
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Anand Thakur
The most Christian France is the sole wet-nurse to the Roman court.
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Court France Nurse
When my soul leaves this human dwelling, I will not consider myself to have completely died, but to pass from one state to another, given that, in you and by you, I remain in my visible image in this world.
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Human Leaving Myself Soul State Visible World
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
I won’t undertake war until I have tried all the arts and means of peace.
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Art Peace Try War
Can there be any greater dotage in the world than for one to guide and direct his courses by the sound of a bell, and not by his own judgment.
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Greatness Guide Himself Judgement Sound World
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
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
It’s a shame to be called “educated” those who do not study the ancient Greek writers.
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Ancient Education Shame Study Writing
The scent of wine, oh how much more agreeable, laughing, praying, celestial and delicious it is than that of oil!
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Agreement Celestial Prayer Scent Wine
I never drink without a thirst, either present or future.
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Drink Future Present Thirsty
The belly has no ears nor is it to be filled with fair words.
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Body Fair Word
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
Appetite comes with eating.
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Appetite Eat One Liner
Giving words is an act of lovers.
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Act Lover Word
To laugh is proper to man.
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Anand Thakur

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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