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

Not everyone is a debtor who wishes to be; not everyone who wishes makes creditors.

Plain as a nose in a man’s face.

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.

I never sleep comfortably except when I am at sermon or when I pray to God.

He that has patience may compass anything.

The farce is finished. I go to seek a vast perhaps.

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

We always long for the forbidden things, and desire what is denied us.

There are more old drunkards than old physicians.

To laugh is proper to man.

Of a young hermit, an old devil.

It is better to write of laughter than of tears, for laughter is the property of man.

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.

In this mortal life, nothing is blessed throughout.

If you want to avoid seeing an idiot, break the mirror.

A habit does not a monk make.

I genuinely do think that skin does have a lot to do with genetics. I was blessed. You should see my mom and grandma – it’s unfair!

When a nominee doesn’t get 60 votes, you shouldn’t change the rules, you should change the nominee.

Knowing the Truth is Fairly Useless. Feeling it is Profound. Living it Makes All the Difference.

We give our intent to love and meekness, by the working of mercy and grace we are made all fair and clean.

She pushes buttons to her own securities. – a fair tale.

Sweet breathing Zephyrus did softly play, A gentle spirit, that lightly did delay Hot Titan’s beams, which then did glister fair.

All is vanity, nothing is fair.

It is my express wish that in awarding the [Nobel Prizes] no consideration be given to the nationality of the candidates, but that the most worthy shall receive the prize, whether he be Scandinavian or not.