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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.

Francois Rabelais

But where are the snows of last year? That was the greatest concern of Villon, the Parisian poet.
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Concern Greatness Poet Snow
When undertaking marriage, everyone must be the judge of his own thoughts, and take counsel from himself.
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Counsel Himself Judgement Marriage
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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Anand Thakur
Not everyone is a debtor who wishes to be; not everyone who wishes makes creditors.
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Anand Thakur
Appetite comes with eating.
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Appetite Eat One Liner
If you want to avoid seeing an idiot, break the mirror.
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Avoid Break Mirror See
Friends, you will notice that in this world there are many more ballocks than men. Remember this.
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Friendship Man Notice Remember
I never drink without a thirst, either present or future.
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Drink Future Present Thirsty
He who has not an adventure has not horse or mule, so says Solomon.–Who is too adventurous, said Echephron,–loses horse and mule.
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Adventure Himself Horse Lose
If you wish to be good “Pantagruelists” (which is to say, live in peace, joy, health, and always dining well), never put too much faith in people who look out through a hole.
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Anand Thakur
Bring down the curtain, the farce is over.
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Curtain Farce
The most Christian France is the sole wet-nurse to the Roman court.
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Court France Nurse
A certain jollity of mind, pickled in the scorn of fortune.
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Fortune Mindset Scorn
It is better to write of laughter than of tears, for laughter is the property of man.
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Anand Thakur
I am going to seek a grand perhaps.
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Grand One Liner Seek
Nature abhors a vacuum.
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Nature One Liner

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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