I owe much; I have nothing; the rest I leave to the poor.
FRANCOIS RABELAISOne should never pursue the hazards of fortune to their very ends andit behooves all adventurers to treat their good luck with reverence, neither bothering nor upsetting it.
More Francois Rabelais Quotes
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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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The scent of wine, oh how much more agreeable, laughing, praying, celestial and delicious it is than that of oil!
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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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Debts and lies are generally mixed together.
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I build only living stones–men.
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We will take the good-will for the deed.
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Oh how unhappy is the prince served by such men who are so easily corrupted.
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I am going to seek a great perhaps.
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Pantagruel was telling me that he believed the queen had given the symbolic word used among her subjects to denote sovereign good cheer, when she said to her tabachins, A panacea.
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Friends, you will notice that in this world there are many more ballocks than men. Remember this.
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Don’t limp in front of the lame.
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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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If the head is lost, all that perishes is the individual; if the balls are lost, all of human nature perishes.
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It’s a shame to be called “educated” those who do not study the ancient Greek writers.
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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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