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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

It is better to write of laughter than of tears, for laughter is the property of man.
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Anand Thakur
Thought I to myself, we shall never come off scot-free.
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Freedom Myself Thinking
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
I’d gladly do without a valet. I’m never so well treated as when I’m without a valet.
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Myself Treat
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
Machination is worth more than force.
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Force One Liner Worth
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
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Anand Thakur
One should never pursue the hazards of fortune to their very ends andit behooves all adventurers to treat their good luck with reverence, neither bothering nor upsetting it.
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Adventure Bother End Fortune Pursue Upset
Science sans conscience. Knowledge without conscience is but the ruin of the soul.
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Conscience Ruin Science Soul
Let every one be fully convinced in his own mind.
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Mindset Oneself
The Lord forbid that I should be out of debt, as if indeed I could not be trusted.
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Forbidden God Myself Trust
Misery is the company of lawsuits.
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Company Law Misery
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
A good intention does not mean honor.
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Goodness Intention Respect
I drink for the thirst to come.
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Drink Myself Thirst
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
To good and true love, fear is forever affixed.
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Fear Goodness Love Relationship True
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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Growth Heaven Thankful
Debts and lies are generally mixed together.
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Lying Togetherness
How shall I be able to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?
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Command Myself Power Rule
If you understand why a monkey in a family is always mocked and harassed, you understand why monks are rejected by all–both old and young.
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Abuse Family Old Rejection Understand Young Yourself
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
Oh thrice and four times happy, those who plant cabbages.
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Happiness Plant Time
If the head is lost, all that perishes is the individual; if the balls are lost, all of human nature perishes.
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Head Human Individual Lost Nature Perish
Gestures, in love, are incomparably more attractive, effective and valuable than words.
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Attractive Love Value Word
Don’t limp in front of the lame.
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Lame One Liner
Frugality is for the vulgar.
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One Liner Vulgar

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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