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.
FRANCOIS RABELAISStrike the iron whilst it is hot.
More Francois Rabelais Quotes
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But where are the snows of last year? That was the greatest concern of Villon, the Parisian poet.
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Science sans conscience. Knowledge without conscience is but the ruin of the soul.
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Misery is the company of lawsuits.
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The farce is finished. I go to seek a vast perhaps.
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A good intention does not mean honor.
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I owe much; I have nothing; the rest I leave to the poor.
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If you want to avoid seeing an idiot, break the mirror.
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Gestures, in love, are incomparably more attractive, effective and valuable than words.
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A habit does not a monk make.
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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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An old monkey never makes a pretty face.
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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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Oh how unhappy is the prince served by such men who are so easily corrupted.
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In this mortal life, nothing is blessed throughout.
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I never sleep in comfort save when I am hearing a sermon or praying to God.
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