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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.

Francois Rabelais

I’d rather write about laughing than crying, For laughter makes men human, and courageous.
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Courage Cry Human Laughter Man Writing
Because just as arms have no force outside if there is no counsel within a house, study is vain and counsel useless that is not put to virtuous effect when the time calls.
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Call Counsel Force Time Virtue
I am going to seek a great purpose, draw the curtain, the farce is played.
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Greatness Play Purpose Seek
The Devil was sick – the Devil a monk would be, The Devil was well the devil a monk was he.
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Devil Himself Monk Sick
Half the world does not know how the other half lives.
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Known Live World
A habit does not a monk make.
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Habit Monk One Liner
There are more old drunkards than old physicians.
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Drink Old Physician
Friends, you will notice that in this world there are many more ballocks than men. Remember this.
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Friendship Man Notice Remember
We will take the good-will for the deed.
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Acceptance Goodness Will
I have known many who could not when they would, for they had not done it when they could.
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Effort Hard Work Inspirational Known
Indeed, said the monk, a mass, a matins, and vespers well rung are half-said.
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Monk Public
I place no hope in my strength, nor in my works: but all my confidence is in God my protector, who never abandons those who have put all their hope and thought in him.
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Confidence Himself Hope Place Strength Thinking
A war undertaken without sufficient monies has but a wisp of force. Coins are the very sinews of battles.
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Battle Coin Force War
Nature abhors a vacuum.
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Nature One Liner
For God, nothing is impossible. And, if he wanted, in the future women would give birth from their ears.
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Born Future God Impossible Woman
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

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