Of a young hermit, an old devil.
FRANCOIS RABELAISSo much is a man worth as he esteems himself.
More Francois Rabelais Quotes
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If you wish to avoid seeing a fool, you must first break your mirror
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When I drink, I think; and when I think, I drink.
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The most Christian France is the sole wet-nurse to the Roman court.
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Don’t limp in front of the lame.
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How shall I be able to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?
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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.
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Appetite comes with eating.
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The right moment wears a full head of hair: when it has been missed, you can’t get it back; it’s bald in the back of the head and never turns around.
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Tell the truth and shame the devil.
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I’d gladly do without a valet. I’m never so well treated as when I’m without a valet.
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I drink for the thirst to come.
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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.
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Machination is worth more than force.
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If the skies fall, one may hope to catch larks.
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The scent of wine, oh how much more agreeable, laughing, praying, celestial and delicious it is than that of oil!
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