Pantagruelism is a certain gaitey of the spirit consisting in a disdain for the hazards of fortune.
FRANCOIS RABELAISThought I to myself, we shall never come off scot-free.
More Francois Rabelais Quotes
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Never did a great man hate good wine.
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I never sleep in comfort save when I am hearing a sermon or praying to God.
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Time, which wears down and diminishes all things, augments and increases good deeds, because a good turn liberally offered to a reasonable man grows continually through noble thought and memory.
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So much is a man worth as he esteems himself.
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If you understand why a monkey in a family is always mocked and harassed, you understand why monks are rejected by all–both old and young.
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I am going to seek a grand perhaps.
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Oh how unhappy is the prince served by such men who are so easily corrupted.
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Machination is worth more than force.
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No noble man ever hated good wine.
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It is better to write of laughter than of tears, for laughter is the property of man.
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The belly has no ears nor is it to be filled with fair words.
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A habit does not a monk make.
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I’d gladly do without a valet. I’m never so well treated as when I’m without a valet.
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Not everyone is a debtor who wishes to be; not everyone who wishes makes creditors.
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In their rules there was only one clause: Do what you will.
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