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Debts and lies are generally mixed together.

Francois Rabelais

There is nothing holy nor sacred to those who have abandoned God and reason in order to follow their perverse desires.
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Abandonment Desire Holy Pervert Sacred
Indeed, said the monk, a mass, a matins, and vespers well rung are half-said.
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Monk Public
A war undertaken without sufficient monies has but a wisp of force. Coins are the very sinews of battles.
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Battle Coin Force War
Wisdom entereth not into a malicious mind.
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Mindset Wisdom
I never sleep in comfort save when I am hearing a sermon or praying to God.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Comfort God Prayer Save Sleep
I build only living stones–men.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Build Live Man Stone
Pantagruel 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.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Believe Herself Subject Symbol Word
It is better to write of laughter than of tears, for laughter is the property of man.
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Anand Thakur
Plain as a nose in a man’s face.
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Anand Thakur
Machination is worth more than force.
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Force One Liner Worth
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
Misery is the company of lawsuits.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Company Law Misery
When undertaking marriage, everyone must be the judge of his own thoughts, and take counsel from himself.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Counsel Himself Judgement Marriage
When my soul leaves this human dwelling, I will not consider myself to have completely died, but to pass from one state to another, given that, in you and by you, I remain in my visible image in this world.
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Human Leaving Myself Soul State Visible World
The most Christian France is the sole wet-nurse to the Roman court.
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Court France Nurse
I am going to seek a grand perhaps.
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Grand One Liner Seek

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