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So much is a man worth as he esteems himself.

Francois Rabelais

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The right moment wears a full head of hair: when it has been missed, you can’t get it back; it’s bald in the back of the head and never turns around.
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Around Head Missing Moments Right
Pantagruelism is a certain gaitey of the spirit consisting in a disdain for the hazards of fortune.
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Certain Fortune Hazard Spirit
Appetite comes with eating…..but thirst goes away with drinking.
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Appetite Drinking Eat Thirsty
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
No clock is more regular than the belly.
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Body Regular Wisdom
Fate leads the willing, and th’ unwilling draws.
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Draw Fate Leadership Willing
The deed will be accomplished with the least amount of bloodshed possible, and, if possible, we’ll save all the souls and send them happily off to their abode.
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Accomplishment Happiness Possible Save Soul Willing
Languages exist by arbitrary institutions and conventions among peoples; words, as the dialecticians tell us, do not signify naturally, but at our pleasure.
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Existence Language Natural Ourselves Pleasure Word
Oh thrice and four times happy, those who plant cabbages.
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Happiness Plant Time
A little rain beats down a big wind. Long drinking bouts break open the tunder.
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Drink Rain Wind
Of a young hermit, an old devil.
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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
Everything comes in time to those who can wait.
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Hard Time Inspirational Patience Time
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
Because just as arms have no force outside if there is no counsel within a house, study is vain and counsel useless that is not put to virtuous effect when the time calls.
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Call Counsel Force Time Virtue
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

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