There are more old drunkards than old physicians.
FRANCOIS RABELAISA child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.
More Francois Rabelais Quotes
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It is better to write of laughter than of tears, for laughter is the property of man.
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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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Languages exist by arbitrary institutions and conventions among peoples; words, as the dialecticians tell us, do not signify naturally, but at our pleasure.
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Oh how unhappy is the prince served by such men who are so easily corrupted.
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We always long for the forbidden things, and desire what is denied us.
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Misery is the company of lawsuits.
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Debts and lies are generally mixed together.
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Appetite comes with eating…..but thirst goes away with drinking.
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Nature abhors a vacuum.
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It’s a shame to be called “educated” those who do not study the ancient Greek writers.
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I drink for the thirst to come.
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How can I govern others, who can’t even govern myself?
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We will take the good-will for the deed.
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Friends, you will notice that in this world there are many more ballocks than men. Remember this.
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To good and true love, fear is forever affixed.
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