Plain as a nose in a man’s face.
FRANCOIS RABELAISHow shall I be able to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?
More Francois Rabelais Quotes
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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.
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I place no hope in my strength, nor in my works: but all my confidence is in God my protector, who never abandons those who have put all their hope and thought in him.
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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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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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Appetite comes with eating.
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A war undertaken without sufficient monies has but a wisp of force. Coins are the very sinews of battles.
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Oh how unhappy is the prince served by such men who are so easily corrupted.
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From the gut comes the strut, and where hunger reigns, strength abstains.
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There is no truer cause of unhappiness amongst men than, where naturally expecting charity and benevolence, they receive harm and vexation.
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There are more old drunkards than old physicians.
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Machination is worth more than force.
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Wisdom entereth not into a malicious mind.
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Bring down the curtain, the farce is over.
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