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We will take the good-will for the deed.

Francois Rabelais

A war undertaken without sufficient monies has but a wisp of force. Coins are the very sinews of battles.
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Battle Coin Force War
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
He that has patience may compass anything.
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Anand Thakur
I’ve often heard it said, as the common proverb goes, that a fool can teach a wise man well.
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Common Fools Teaching Well Wisdom
Everything comes in time to those who can wait.
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Hard Time Inspirational Patience Time
It is said, proverbially, that happy is the doctor who is called in when the disease is on its way out.
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Doctor Happiness Sick Way
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
If the head is lost, all that perishes is the individual; if the balls are lost, all of human nature perishes.
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Head Human Individual Lost Nature Perish
It is better to write of laughter than of tears, for laughter is the property of man.
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Anand Thakur
A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.
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Children Deep Fire Parents
Of a young hermit, an old devil.
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Anand Thakur
Time, which wears down and diminishes all things, augments and increases good deeds, because a good turn liberally offered to a reasonable man grows continually through noble thought and memory.
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Diminish Liberty Man Memories Offering Reason Time
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
So much is a man worth as he esteems himself.
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Himself Man Worth
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
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

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