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.
FRANCOIS RABELAISKeep running after a dog and he will never bite you.
More Francois Rabelais Quotes
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So much is a man worth as he esteems himself.
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There are more old drunkards than old physicians.
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I owe much; I have nothing; the rest I leave to the poor.
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One falls to the ground in trying to sit on two stools.
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An old monkey never makes a pretty face.
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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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Debts and lies are generally mixed together.
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There are more old drunkards than old physicians.
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Let every one be fully convinced in his own mind.
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Nature made the day for exercise, work and seeing to one’s business; and … it provides us with a candle, which is to say the bright and joyous light of the sun.
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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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Giving words is an act of lovers.
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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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I drink eternally. For me it is an eternity of drinking, and a drinking up of eternity.
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Keep running after a dog and he will never bite you.
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