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Nature made the day for exercise, work and seeing to one’s business; and … it provides us with a candle, which is to say the bright and joyous light of the sun.

Francois Rabelais

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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Goodness Make Up Nature Start Woman
Pantagruel was telling me that he believed the queen had given the symbolic word used among her subjects to denote sovereign good cheer, when she said to her tabachins, A panacea.
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Believe Herself Subject Symbol 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
He that has patience may compass anything.
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Anand Thakur
To laugh is proper to man.
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Anand Thakur
I never sleep comfortably except when I am at sermon or when I pray to God.
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Anand Thakur
Of a young hermit, an old devil.
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Anand Thakur
I am going to seek a grand perhaps.
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Grand One Liner Seek
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
It’s a shame to be called “educated” those who do not study the ancient Greek writers.
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Ancient Education Shame Study Writing
Don’t limp in front of the lame.
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Lame One Liner
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
Tell the truth and shame the devil.
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Devil Shame Truth
If you wish to be good “Pantagruelists” (which is to say, live in peace, joy, health, and always dining well), never put too much faith in people who look out through a hole.
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Anand Thakur
Oh thrice and four times happy, those who plant cabbages.
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Happiness Plant Time
No noble man ever hated good wine.
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Goodness Hate Man Wine

Nature made the day for exercise, work and seeing to one’s business; and … it provides us with a candle, which is to say the bright and joyous light of the sun.

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Nature made the day for exercise, work and seeing to one’s business; and … it provides us with a candle, which is to say the bright and joyous light of the sun.

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