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
FRANCOIS RABELAISA good intention does not mean honor.
More Francois Rabelais Quotes
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Thought I to myself, we shall never come off scot-free.
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I drink no more than a sponge.
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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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If in your soil it takes, to heaven A thousand thousand thanks be given; And say with France, it goodly goes, Where the Pantagruelion grows.
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Not everyone is a debtor who wishes to be; not everyone who wishes makes creditors.
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Keep running after a dog and he will never bite you.
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Half the world does not know how the other half lives.
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Such is the nature and make-up of the French that they are only good at the start. Then they are worse than devils, but, given time, they’re less than women.
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I never sleep comfortably except when I am at sermon or when I pray to God.
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From the gut comes the strut, and where hunger reigns, strength abstains.
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We always long for the forbidden things, and desire what is denied us.
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All’s well in the end, if you’ve only the patience to wait.
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When I drink, I think; and when I think, I drink.
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I never drink without a thirst, either present or future.
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I’d gladly do without a valet. I’m never so well treated as when I’m without a valet.
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