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.
FRANCOIS RABELAISAn old monkey never makes a pretty face.
More Francois Rabelais Quotes
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I build only living stones–men.
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A crier of green sauce.
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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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I am going to seek a great perhaps.
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When undertaking marriage, everyone must be the judge of his own thoughts, and take counsel from himself.
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A man of good sense always believes what he is told, and what he finds written down.
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No noble man ever hated good wine.
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So much is a man worth as he esteems himself.
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The deed will be accomplished with the least amount of bloodshed possible, and, if possible, we’ll save all the souls and send them happily off to their abode.
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A good intention does not mean honor.
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Don’t limp in front of the lame.
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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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I drink eternally. For me it is an eternity of drinking, and a drinking up of eternity.
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It is said, proverbially, that happy is the doctor who is called in when the disease is on its way out.
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A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.
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