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The appetite grows with eating.

Francois Rabelais

Languages exist by arbitrary institutions and conventions among peoples; words, as the dialecticians tell us, do not signify naturally, but at our pleasure.
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Existence Language Natural Ourselves Pleasure Word
The belly has no ears nor is it to be filled with fair words.
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Body Fair Word
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
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Hot Iron Strike
Gestures, in love, are incomparably more attractive, effective and valuable than words.
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Attractive Love Value Word
When my soul leaves this human dwelling, I will not consider myself to have completely died, but to pass from one state to another, given that, in you and by you, I remain in my visible image in this world.
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Human Leaving Myself Soul State Visible World
Death is the vast perhaps.
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Death One Liner
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
A good intention does not mean honor.
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Goodness Intention Respect
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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Around Head Missing Moments Right
Never did a great man hate good wine.
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Goodness Greatness Hate Man Wine
I place no hope in my strength, nor in my works: but all my confidence is in God my protector, who never abandons those who have put all their hope and thought in him.
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Confidence Himself Hope Place Strength Thinking
The most Christian France is the sole wet-nurse to the Roman court.
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Court France Nurse
Let every one be fully convinced in his own mind.
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Mindset Oneself
I’d gladly do without a valet. I’m never so well treated as when I’m without a valet.
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Myself Treat
I am going to seek a great perhaps.
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Greatness Myself Seek
If in your soil it takes, to heaven A thousand thousand thanks be given; And say with France, it goodly goes, Where the Pantagruelion grows.
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Growth Heaven Thankful

The appetite grows with eating.

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