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Not everyone is a debtor who wishes to be; not everyone who wishes makes creditors.

Francois Rabelais

When I drink, I think; and when I think, I drink.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Drink Myself Thinking
He who has not an adventure has not horse or mule, so says Solomon.–Who is too adventurous, said Echephron,–loses horse and mule.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Adventure Himself Horse Lose
There is no truer cause of unhappiness amongst men than, where naturally expecting charity and benevolence, they receive harm and vexation.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Expectation Happiness Harm Natural True
Such is the nature and make-up of the French that they are only good at the start. Then they are worse than devils, but, given time, they’re less than women.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Goodness Make Up Nature Start Woman
If you want to avoid seeing an idiot, break the mirror.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Avoid Break Mirror See
Hungry bellies have no ears.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Believe Ear Hungry
Can there be any greater dotage in the world than for one to guide and direct his courses by the sound of a bell, and not by his own judgment.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Greatness Guide Himself Judgement Sound World
For God, nothing is impossible. And, if he wanted, in the future women would give birth from their ears.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Born Future God Impossible Woman
How do you know antiquity was foolish? How do you know the present is wise? Who made it foolish? Who made it wise?
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Foolish Present Wisdom
The most Christian France is the sole wet-nurse to the Roman court.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Court France Nurse
It is my feeling that Time ripens all things; with Time all things are revealed; Time is the father of truth.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Father Feeling Reveal Time Truth
I’ve often heard it said, as the common proverb goes, that a fool can teach a wise man well.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Common Fools Teaching Well Wisdom
One should never pursue the hazards of fortune to their very ends andit behooves all adventurers to treat their good luck with reverence, neither bothering nor upsetting it.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Adventure Bother End Fortune Pursue Upset
You have no obligation under the sun other than to discover your real needs, to fulfill them, and to rejoice in doing so.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Discover Need Obligation Reality Sun Yourself
I am going to seek a great perhaps.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Greatness Myself Seek
Friends, you will notice that in this world there are many more ballocks than men. Remember this.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Friendship Man Notice Remember

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