How do you know antiquity was foolish? How do you know the present is wise? Who made it foolish? Who made it wise?
FRANCOIS RABELAISI 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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Misery is the company of lawsuits.
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Pantagruelism is a certain gaitey of the spirit consisting in a disdain for the hazards of fortune.
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How can I govern others, who can’t even govern myself?
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Plain as a nose in a man’s face.
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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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It’s a shame to be called “educated” those who do not study the ancient Greek writers.
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If you wish to avoid seeing a fool, you must first break your mirror
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But where are the snows of last year? That was the greatest concern of Villon, the Parisian poet.
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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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In their rules there was only one clause: Do what you will.
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Ignorance is the mother of all evils.
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I won’t undertake war until I have tried all the arts and means of peace.
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Gestures, in love, are incomparably more attractive, effective and valuable than words.
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A habit does not a monk make.
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The most Christian France is the sole wet-nurse to the Roman court.
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