A certain jollity of mind, pickled in the scorn of fortune.
FRANCOIS RABELAISA war undertaken without sufficient monies has but a wisp of force. Coins are the very sinews of battles.
More Francois Rabelais Quotes
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Nature abhors a vacuum.
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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 avoid seeing a fool, you must first break your mirror
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If the skies fall, one may hope to catch larks.
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We will take the good-will for the deed.
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A little rain beats down a big wind. Long drinking bouts break open the tunder.
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There are more old drunkards than old physicians.
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The farce is finished. I go to seek a vast perhaps.
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A good intention does not mean honor.
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Debts and lies are generally mixed together.
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How do you know antiquity was foolish? How do you know the present is wise? Who made it foolish? Who made it wise?
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Against fortune the carter cracks his whip in vain.
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It is better to write of laughter than of tears, for laughter is the property of man.
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I drink no more than a sponge.
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A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.
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