When undertaking marriage, everyone must be the judge of his own thoughts, and take counsel from himself.
FRANCOIS RABELAISHow do you know antiquity was foolish? How do you know the present is wise? Who made it foolish? Who made it wise?
More Francois Rabelais Quotes
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I am going to seek a grand perhaps.
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Don’t limp in front of the lame.
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Wisdom entereth not into a malicious mind.
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Hungry bellies have no ears.
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A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.
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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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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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It’s a shame to be called “educated” those who do not study the ancient Greek writers.
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Friends, you will notice that in this world there are many more ballocks than men. Remember this.
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Giving words is an act of lovers.
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We will take the good-will for the deed.
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Death is the vast perhaps.
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To laugh is proper to man.
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I won’t undertake war until I have tried all the arts and means of peace.
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Let every one be fully convinced in his own mind.
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