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A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

Francois Rabelais

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In this mortal life, nothing is blessed throughout.
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Blessing Life Mortal
Of a young hermit, an old devil.
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Anand Thakur
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
How do you know antiquity was foolish? How do you know the present is wise? Who made it foolish? Who made it wise?
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Foolish Present Wisdom
I drink for the thirst to come.
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Drink Myself Thirst
Plain as a nose in a man’s face.
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Anand Thakur
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
When undertaking marriage, everyone must be the judge of his own thoughts, and take counsel from himself.
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Counsel Himself Judgement Marriage
If you wish to avoid seeing a fool, you must first break your mirror
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Avoid Break Children Fools Mirror See
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
But where are the snows of last year? That was the greatest concern of Villon, the Parisian poet.
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Concern Greatness Poet Snow
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
We will take the good-will for the deed.
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Acceptance Goodness Will
From the gut comes the strut, and where hunger reigns, strength abstains.
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Hunger Strength
Don’t limp in front of the lame.
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Lame One Liner
There are more old drunkards than old physicians.
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Drink Old Physician

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