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Francois Rabelais

A little rain beats down a big wind. Long drinking bouts break open the tunder.
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Drink Rain Wind
Science without conscience is the soul’s perdition.
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Conscience Science Soul
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
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
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
If you understand why a monkey in a family is always mocked and harassed, you understand why monks are rejected by all–both old and young.
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Abuse Family Old Rejection Understand Young Yourself
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
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Hot Iron Strike
Early rising is no pleasure; early drinking’s just the measure.
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Drinking Measurement Pleasure Rise
I drink for the thirst to come.
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Drink Myself Thirst
The appetite grows with eating.
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Appetite Eat
Misery is the company of lawsuits.
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Company Law Misery
The most Christian France is the sole wet-nurse to the Roman court.
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Court France Nurse
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
I know of a charm by way of a prayer that will preserve a man from the violence of guns and all manner of fire-weapons and engines but it will do me no good because I do not believe it
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Anand Thakur
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
An old monkey never makes a pretty face.
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Face Monkey Old

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