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We will take the good-will for the deed.

Francois Rabelais

It is better to write of laughter than of tears, for laughter is the property of man.
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Anand Thakur
When my soul leaves this human dwelling, I will not consider myself to have completely died, but to pass from one state to another, given that, in you and by you, I remain in my visible image in this world.
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Human Leaving Myself Soul State Visible World
But where are the snows of last year? That was the greatest concern of Villon, the Parisian poet.
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Concern Greatness Poet Snow
Such is the nature and make-up of the French that they are only good at the start. Then they are worse than devils, but, given time, they’re less than women.
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Goodness Make Up Nature Start Woman
Languages exist by arbitrary institutions and conventions among peoples; words, as the dialecticians tell us, do not signify naturally, but at our pleasure.
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Existence Language Natural Ourselves Pleasure Word
I drink for the thirst to come.
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Drink Myself Thirst
There are more old drunkards than old physicians.
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Drink Old Physician
I am going to seek a great purpose, draw the curtain, the farce is played.
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Greatness Play Purpose Seek
A war undertaken without sufficient monies has but a wisp of force. Coins are the very sinews of battles.
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Battle Coin Force War
If you understand why a monkey in a family is always mocked and harassed, you understand why monks are rejected by all–both old and young.
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Abuse Family Old Rejection Understand Young Yourself
There is no truer cause of unhappiness amongst men than, where naturally expecting charity and benevolence, they receive harm and vexation.
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Expectation Happiness Harm Natural True
One falls to the ground in trying to sit on two stools.
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Fall Ground Oneself
I never sleep comfortably except when I am at sermon or when I pray to God.
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Anand Thakur
You have no obligation under the sun other than to discover your real needs, to fulfill them, and to rejoice in doing so.
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Discover Need Obligation Reality Sun Yourself
Thought I to myself, we shall never come off scot-free.
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Freedom Myself Thinking
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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Beginning Breathe Strength War

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