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.
FRANCOIS RABELAISIf the head is lost, all that perishes is the individual; if the balls are lost, all of human nature perishes.
More Francois Rabelais Quotes
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Pantagruelism is a certain gaitey of the spirit consisting in a disdain for the hazards of fortune.
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It is better to write of laughter than of tears, for laughter is the property of man.
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Death is the vast perhaps.
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It’s a shame to be called “educated” those who do not study the ancient Greek writers.
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The appetite grows with eating.
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Nature abhors a vacuum.
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I never sleep comfortably except when I am at sermon or when I pray to God.
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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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A certain jollity of mind, pickled in the scorn of fortune.
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Everything comes in time to those who can wait.
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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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A habit does not a monk make.
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Let every one be fully convinced in his own mind.
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A good intention does not mean honor.
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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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