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

Francois Rabelais

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A little rain beats down a big wind. Long drinking bouts break open the tunder.
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Drink Rain Wind
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
Frugality is for the vulgar.
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One Liner Vulgar
A habit does not a monk make.
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Habit Monk One Liner
There is nothing holy nor sacred to those who have abandoned God and reason in order to follow their perverse desires.
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Abandonment Desire Holy Pervert Sacred
The right moment wears a full head of hair: when it has been missed, you can’t get it back; it’s bald in the back of the head and never turns around.
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Around Head Missing Moments Right
One falls to the ground in trying to sit on two stools.
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Fall Ground 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
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
To laugh is proper to man.
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Anand Thakur
A good intention does not mean honor.
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Goodness Intention Respect
Debts and lies are generally mixed together.
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Lying Togetherness
The deed will be accomplished with the least amount of bloodshed possible, and, if possible, we’ll save all the souls and send them happily off to their abode.
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Accomplishment Happiness Possible Save Soul Willing
If the skies fall, one may hope to catch larks.
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Catch Fall Hope Oneself Sky
The dress does not make the monk.
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Appearance Monk Saint
An old monkey never makes a pretty face.
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Face Monkey Old

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