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A war undertaken without sufficient monies has but a wisp of force. Coins are the very sinews of battles.

Francois Rabelais

One falls to the ground in trying to sit on two stools.
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Fall Ground Oneself
Oh how unhappy is the prince served by such men who are so easily corrupted.
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Corruption Easy Happiness Serve
If you want to avoid seeing an idiot, break the mirror.
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Avoid Break Mirror See
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
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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Diminish Liberty Man Memories Offering Reason Time
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
The dress does not make the monk.
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Appearance Monk Saint
A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.
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Children Deep Fire Parents
He that has patience may compass anything.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Anand Thakur
Debts and lies are generally mixed together.
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Lying Poor Togetherness
Hungry bellies have no ears.
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Believe Ear Hungry
I know of a charm by way of a prayer that will preserve a man from the violence of guns and all manner of fire-weapons and engines but it will do me no good because I do not believe it
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Anand Thakur
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
I’d gladly do without a valet. I’m never so well treated as when I’m without a valet.
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Myself Treat
A habit does not a monk make.
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Habit Monk One Liner
Oh thrice and four times happy, those who plant cabbages.
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Happiness Plant Time

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