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How can I govern others, who can’t even govern myself?

Francois Rabelais

I place no hope in my strength, nor in my works: but all my confidence is in God my protector, who never abandons those who have put all their hope and thought in him.
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Confidence Himself Hope Place Strength Thinking
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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Doctor Happiness Sick Way
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
We will take the good-will for the deed.
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Acceptance Goodness Will
To good and true love, fear is forever affixed.
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Fear Goodness Love Relationship True
Thought I to myself, we shall never come off scot-free.
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Freedom Myself Thinking
There are more old drunkards than old physicians.
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Drink Old Physician
Misery is the company of lawsuits.
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Company Law Misery
We always long for the forbidden things, and desire what is denied us.
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Anand Thakur
I am going to seek a great purpose, draw the curtain, the farce is played.
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Greatness Play Purpose Seek
The scent of wine, oh how much more agreeable, laughing, praying, celestial and delicious it is than that of oil!
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Agreement Celestial Prayer Scent Wine
A little rain beats down a big wind. Long drinking bouts break open the tunder.
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Drink Rain Wind
It is my feeling that Time ripens all things; with Time all things are revealed; Time is the father of truth.
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Father Feeling Reveal Time Truth
War begun without good provision of money beforehand for going through with it is but as a breathing of strength and blast that will quickly pass away. Coin is the sinews of war.
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Beginning Breathe Strength War
The belly has no ears nor is it to be filled with fair words.
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Body Fair Word

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