Ignorance is the mother of all evils.
FRANCOIS RABELAISIt is said, proverbially, that happy is the doctor who is called in when the disease is on its way out.
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The deed will be accomplished with the least amount of bloodshed possible, and, if possible, we’ll save all the souls and send them happily off to their abode.
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Debts and lies are generally mixed together.
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A good intention does not mean honor.
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I won’t undertake war until I have tried all the arts and means of peace.
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War begun without good provision of money beforehand for going through with it is but as a breathing of strength and blast that will quickly pass away. Coin is the sinews of war.
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A war undertaken without sufficient monies has but a wisp of force. Coins are the very sinews of battles.
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Let every one be fully convinced in his own mind.
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A man of good sense always believes what he is told, and what he finds written down.
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Against fortune the carter cracks his whip in vain.
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To laugh is proper to man.
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It is said, proverbially, that happy is the doctor who is called in when the disease is on its way out.
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We will take the good-will for the deed.
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If you wish to avoid seeing a fool, you must first break your mirror
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When undertaking marriage, everyone must be the judge of his own thoughts, and take counsel from himself.
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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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