I drink for the thirst to come.
FRANCOIS RABELAISI drink for the thirst to come.
FRANCOIS RABELAISLanguages exist by arbitrary institutions and conventions among peoples; words, as the dialecticians tell us, do not signify naturally, but at our pleasure.
FRANCOIS RABELAISA habit does not a monk make.
FRANCOIS RABELAISI’d rather write about laughing than crying, For laughter makes men human, and courageous.
FRANCOIS RABELAISNever did a great man hate good wine.
FRANCOIS RABELAISPantagruelism is a certain gaitey of the spirit consisting in a disdain for the hazards of fortune.
FRANCOIS RABELAISHe who has not an adventure has not horse or mule, so says Solomon.–Who is too adventurous, said Echephron,–loses horse and mule.
FRANCOIS RABELAISIf you wish to avoid seeing a fool, you must first break your mirror
FRANCOIS RABELAISPlain as a nose in a man’s face.
FRANCOIS RABELAISWar 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 RABELAISAppetite comes with eating…..but thirst goes away with drinking.
FRANCOIS RABELAISHow do you know antiquity was foolish? How do you know the present is wise? Who made it foolish? Who made it wise?
FRANCOIS RABELAISDon’t limp in front of the lame.
FRANCOIS RABELAISHow can I govern others, who can’t even govern myself?
FRANCOIS RABELAISSo much is a man worth as he esteems himself.
FRANCOIS RABELAISLet every one be fully convinced in his own mind.
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