Fate leads the willing, and th’ unwilling draws.
FRANCOIS RABELAISA war undertaken without sufficient monies has but a wisp of force. Coins are the very sinews of battles.
More Francois Rabelais Quotes
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I’d gladly do without a valet. I’m never so well treated as when I’m without a valet.
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The most Christian France is the sole wet-nurse to the Roman court.
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An old monkey never makes a pretty face.
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I’ve often heard it said, as the common proverb goes, that a fool can teach a wise man well.
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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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It is my feeling that Time ripens all things; with Time all things are revealed; Time is the father of truth.
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Gestures, in love, are incomparably more attractive, effective and valuable than words.
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From the gut comes the strut, and where hunger reigns, strength abstains.
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For God, nothing is impossible. And, if he wanted, in the future women would give birth from their ears.
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I never drink without a thirst, either present or future.
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Let every one be fully convinced in his own mind.
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Wisdom entereth not into a malicious mind.
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The Lord forbid that I should be out of debt, as if indeed I could not be trusted.
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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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The scent of wine, oh how much more agreeable, laughing, praying, celestial and delicious it is than that of oil!
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