I’d gladly do without a valet. I’m never so well treated as when I’m without a valet.
FRANCOIS RABELAISIf the head is lost, all that perishes is the individual; if the balls are lost, all of human nature perishes.
More Francois Rabelais Quotes
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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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One falls to the ground in trying to sit on two stools.
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If you want to avoid seeing an idiot, break the mirror.
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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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I drink no more than a sponge.
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I never drink without a thirst, either present or future.
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For God, nothing is impossible. And, if he wanted, in the future women would give birth from their ears.
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I never sleep comfortably except when I am at sermon or when I pray to God.
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The belly has no ears nor is it to be filled with fair words.
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Wisdom entereth not into a malicious mind.
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Tell the truth and shame the devil.
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So much is a man worth as he esteems himself.
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If you wish to avoid seeing a fool, you must first break your mirror
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Against fortune the carter cracks his whip in vain.
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I am going to seek a great perhaps.
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