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The belly has no ears nor is it to be filled with fair words.

Francois Rabelais

A man of good sense always believes what he is told, and what he finds written down.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Believe Goodness Himself Man Writing
How do you know antiquity was foolish? How do you know the present is wise? Who made it foolish? Who made it wise?
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Foolish Present Wisdom
Ignorance is the mother of all evils.
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Evil Ignorance Mother
A little rain beats down a big wind. Long drinking bouts break open the tunder.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Drink Rain Wind
The scent of wine, oh how much more agreeable, laughing, praying, celestial and delicious it is than that of oil!
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Agreement Celestial Prayer Scent Wine
Pantagruelism is a certain gaitey of the spirit consisting in a disdain for the hazards of fortune.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Certain Fortune Hazard Spirit
I am going to seek a great purpose, draw the curtain, the farce is played.
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Greatness Play Purpose Seek
The remedy for thirst? It is the opposite of the one for a dog bite: run always after a dog, he’ll never bite you; drink always before thirst, and it will never overtake you.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Animal Bite Dog Thirst Water Yourself
Gestures, in love, are incomparably more attractive, effective and valuable than words.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Attractive Love Value Word
Pantagruel was telling me that he believed the queen had given the symbolic word used among her subjects to denote sovereign good cheer, when she said to her tabachins, A panacea.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Believe Herself Subject Symbol Word
It is better to write of laughter than of tears, for laughter is the property of man.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Anand Thakur
Of a young hermit, an old devil.
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Anand Thakur
I’ve often heard it said, as the common proverb goes, that a fool can teach a wise man well.
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Common Fools Teaching Well Wisdom
Hungry bellies have no ears.
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Believe Ear Hungry
The appetite grows with eating.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Appetite Eat
Friends, you will notice that in this world there are many more ballocks than men. Remember this.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Friendship Man Notice Remember

The belly has no ears nor is it to be filled with fair words.

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