I have known many who could not when they would, for they had not done it when they could.
FRANCOIS RABELAISA crier of green sauce.
More Francois Rabelais Quotes
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Row on whatever happens.
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Oh how unhappy is the prince served by such men who are so easily corrupted.
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Fate leads the willing, and th’ unwilling draws.
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Against fortune the carter cracks his whip in vain.
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I build only living stones–men.
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A habit does not a monk make.
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Misery is the company of lawsuits.
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For God, nothing is impossible. And, if he wanted, in the future women would give birth from their ears.
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To laugh is proper to man.
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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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There is no truer cause of unhappiness amongst men than, where naturally expecting charity and benevolence, they receive harm and vexation.
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An old monkey never makes a pretty face.
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Let every one be fully convinced in his own mind.
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The deed will be accomplished with the least amount of bloodshed possible, and, if possible, we’ll save all the souls and send them happily off to their abode.
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How can I govern others, who can’t even govern myself?
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