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How shall I be able to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?

Francois Rabelais

Not everyone is a debtor who wishes to be; not everyone who wishes makes creditors.
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Anand Thakur
Gestures, in love, are incomparably more attractive, effective and valuable than words.
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Attractive Love Value Word
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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Accomplishment Happiness Possible Save Soul Willing
I drink for the thirst to come.
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Drink Myself Thirst
Because just as arms have no force outside if there is no counsel within a house, study is vain and counsel useless that is not put to virtuous effect when the time calls.
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Call Counsel Force Time Virtue
Thought I to myself, we shall never come off scot-free.
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Freedom Myself Thinking
If you wish to avoid seeing a fool, you must first break your mirror
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Avoid Break Children Fools Mirror See
Science without conscience is the soul’s perdition.
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Conscience Science Soul
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
The most Christian France is the sole wet-nurse to the Roman court.
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Court France Nurse
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
If you want to avoid seeing an idiot, break the mirror.
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Avoid Break Mirror See
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
Debts and lies are generally mixed together.
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Lying Togetherness
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.
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Adventure Bother End Fortune Pursue Upset
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

How shall I be able to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?

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