A war undertaken without sufficient monies has but a wisp of force. Coins are the very sinews of battles.
FRANCOIS RABELAISThe most Christian France is the sole wet-nurse to the Roman court.
More Francois Rabelais Quotes
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To laugh is proper to man.
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Giving words is an act of lovers.
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You have no obligation under the sun other than to discover your real needs, to fulfill them, and to rejoice in doing so.
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From the gut comes the strut, and where hunger reigns, strength abstains.
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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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Hungry bellies have no ears.
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Machination is worth more than force.
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He who has not an adventure has not horse or mule, so says Solomon.–Who is too adventurous, said Echephron,–loses horse and mule.
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Believe me, ’tis a godlike thing to lend; to owe is a heroic virtue.
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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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Don’t limp in front of the lame.
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Frugality is for the vulgar.
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No noble man ever hated good wine.
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The farce is finished. I go to seek a vast perhaps.
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How do you know antiquity was foolish? How do you know the present is wise? Who made it foolish? Who made it wise?
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