We always long for the forbidden things, and desire what is denied us.
FRANCOIS RABELAISTell the truth and shame the devil.
More Francois Rabelais Quotes
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How can I govern others, who can’t even govern myself?
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I am going to seek a great perhaps.
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Fate leads the willing, and th’ unwilling draws.
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I never sleep in comfort save when I am hearing a sermon or praying to God.
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There are more old drunkards than old physicians.
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Misery is the company of lawsuits.
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It’s a shame to be called “educated” those who do not study the ancient Greek writers.
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Debts and lies are generally mixed together.
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If you wish to avoid seeing a fool, you must first break your mirror
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The dress does not make the monk.
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Not everyone is a debtor who wishes to be; not everyone who wishes makes creditors.
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Half the world does not know how the other half lives.
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I’ve often heard it said, as the common proverb goes, that a fool can teach a wise man well.
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Machination is worth more than force.
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Everything comes in time to those who can wait.
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