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Francois Rabelais

There is nothing holy nor sacred to those who have abandoned God and reason in order to follow their perverse desires.
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Abandonment Desire Holy Pervert Sacred
War begun without good provision of money beforehand for going through with it is but as a breathing of strength and blast that will quickly pass away. Coin is the sinews of war.
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Beginning Breathe Strength War
There is no truer cause of unhappiness amongst men than, where naturally expecting charity and benevolence, they receive harm and vexation.
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Expectation Happiness Harm Natural True
I’ve often heard it said, as the common proverb goes, that a fool can teach a wise man well.
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Common Fools Teaching Well Wisdom
Plain as a nose in a man’s face.
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Anand Thakur
Pantagruelism is a certain gaitey of the spirit consisting in a disdain for the hazards of fortune.
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Certain Fortune Hazard Spirit
No clock is more regular than the belly.
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Body Regular Wisdom
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
Giving words is an act of lovers.
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Act Lover Word
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
In this mortal life, nothing is blessed throughout.
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Blessing Life Mortal
Misery is the company of lawsuits.
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Company Law Misery
To good and true love, fear is forever affixed.
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Fear Goodness Love Relationship True
Let every one be fully convinced in his own mind.
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Mindset Oneself
A little rain beats down a big wind. Long drinking bouts break open the tunder.
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Drink Rain Wind
I urge you to spend your youth profitably in study and virtue…. In brief, let me see in you an abyss of knowledge.
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Knowledge Myself Profit Study Virtue Youth

Death is the vast perhaps.

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