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We will take the good-will for the deed.

Francois Rabelais

When undertaking marriage, everyone must be the judge of his own thoughts, and take counsel from himself.
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Counsel Himself Judgement Marriage
I urge you to spend your youth profitably in study and virtue…. In brief, let me see in you an abyss of knowledge.
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Knowledge Myself Profit Study Virtue Youth
Giving words is an act of lovers.
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Act Lover Word
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
One falls to the ground in trying to sit on two stools.
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Fall Ground Oneself
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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Bright Business Day Exercise Light Nature Oneself Sun
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
For God, nothing is impossible. And, if he wanted, in the future women would give birth from their ears.
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Born Future God Impossible Woman
Can there be any greater dotage in the world than for one to guide and direct his courses by the sound of a bell, and not by his own judgment.
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Greatness Guide Himself Judgement Sound World
A little rain beats down a big wind. Long drinking bouts break open the tunder.
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Drink Rain Wind
The Lord forbid that I should be out of debt, as if indeed I could not be trusted.
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Forbidden God Myself Trust
In their rules there was only one clause: Do what you will.
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Freedom Power Rule Willing
How shall I be able to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?
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Command Myself Power Rule
He who has not an adventure has not horse or mule, so says Solomon.–Who is too adventurous, said Echephron,–loses horse and mule.
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Adventure Himself Horse Lose
In this mortal life, nothing is blessed throughout.
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Blessing Life Mortal
Never did a great man hate good wine.
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Goodness Greatness Hate Man Wine
There are more old drunkards than old physicians.
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Anand Thakur
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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Anand Thakur
Debts and lies are generally mixed together.
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Lying Togetherness
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
Friends, you will notice that in this world there are many more ballocks than men. Remember this.
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Friendship Man Notice Remember
I have known many who could not when they would, for they had not done it when they could.
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Effort Hard Work Inspirational Known
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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Accomplishment Happiness Possible Save Soul Willing
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
Indeed, said the monk, a mass, a matins, and vespers well rung are half-said.
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Monk Public
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
We will take the good-will for the deed.
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Acceptance Goodness Will

We will take the good-will for the deed.

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