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Tell the truth and shame the devil.

Francois Rabelais

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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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Foolish Present Wisdom
Machination is worth more than force.
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Force One Liner Worth
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 Devil was sick – the Devil a monk would be, The Devil was well the devil a monk was he.
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Devil Himself Monk Sick
A good intention does not mean honor.
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Goodness Intention Respect
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
Oh thrice and four times happy, those who plant cabbages.
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Happiness Plant Time
The scent of wine, oh how much more agreeable, laughing, praying, celestial and delicious it is than that of oil!
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Agreement Celestial Prayer Scent Wine
He that has patience may compass anything.
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Anand Thakur
Indeed, said the monk, a mass, a matins, and vespers well rung are half-said.
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Monk Public
If you want to avoid seeing an idiot, break the mirror.
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Avoid Break Mirror See
I never drink without a thirst, either present or future.
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Drink Future Present Thirsty
Of a young hermit, an old devil.
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Anand Thakur
I urge you to spend your youth profitably in study and virtue…. In brief, let me see in you an abyss of knowledge.
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Knowledge Myself Profit Study Virtue Youth
The Lord forbid that I should be out of debt, as if indeed I could not be trusted.
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Forbidden God Myself Trust
The most Christian France is the sole wet-nurse to the Roman court.
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Court France Nurse

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