Early rising is no pleasure; early drinking’s just the measure.
FRANCOIS RABELAISHow can I govern others, who can’t even govern myself?
More Francois Rabelais Quotes
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How shall I be able to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?
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One should never pursue the hazards of fortune to their very ends andit behooves all adventurers to treat their good luck with reverence, neither bothering nor upsetting it.
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Tell the truth and shame the devil.
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There is nothing holy nor sacred to those who have abandoned God and reason in order to follow their perverse desires.
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I won’t undertake war until I have tried all the arts and means of peace.
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An old monkey never makes a pretty face.
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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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A war undertaken without sufficient monies has but a wisp of force. Coins are the very sinews of battles.
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In their rules there was only one clause: Do what you will.
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The farce is finished. I go to seek a vast perhaps.
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From the gut comes the strut, and where hunger reigns, strength abstains.
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Oh how unhappy is the prince served by such men who are so easily corrupted.
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Row on whatever happens.
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Appetite comes with eating…..but thirst goes away with drinking.
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Frugality is for the vulgar.
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