The dress does not make the monk.
FRANCOIS RABELAISPantagruel was telling me that he believed the queen had given the symbolic word used among her subjects to denote sovereign good cheer, when she said to her tabachins, A panacea.
More Francois Rabelais Quotes
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The remedy for thirst? It is the opposite of the one for a dog bite: run always after a dog, he’ll never bite you; drink always before thirst, and it will never overtake you.
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Oh how unhappy is the prince served by such men who are so easily corrupted.
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A good intention does not mean honor.
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Early rising is no pleasure; early drinking’s just the measure.
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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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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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Frugality is for the vulgar.
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I know of a charm by way of a prayer that will preserve a man from the violence of guns and all manner of fire-weapons and engines but it will do me no good because I do not believe it
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It is my feeling that Time ripens all things; with Time all things are revealed; Time is the father of truth.
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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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Friends, you will notice that in this world there are many more ballocks than men. Remember this.
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A little rain beats down a big wind. Long drinking bouts break open the tunder.
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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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An old monkey never makes a pretty face.
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Misery is the company of lawsuits.
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