A war undertaken without sufficient monies has but a wisp of force. Coins are the very sinews of battles.
FRANCOIS RABELAISA little rain beats down a big wind. Long drinking bouts break open the tunder.
More Francois Rabelais Quotes
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Thought I to myself, we shall never come off scot-free.
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If the head is lost, all that perishes is the individual; if the balls are lost, all of human nature perishes.
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Death is the vast perhaps.
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I’d rather write about laughing than crying, For laughter makes men human, and courageous.
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A good intention does not mean honor.
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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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Early rising is no pleasure; early drinking’s just the measure.
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Debts and lies are generally mixed together.
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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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When my soul leaves this human dwelling, I will not consider myself to have completely died, but to pass from one state to another, given that, in you and by you, I remain in my visible image in this world.
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To good and true love, fear is forever affixed.
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We always long for the forbidden things, and desire what is denied us.
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A certain jollity of mind, pickled in the scorn of fortune.
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Time, which wears down and diminishes all things, augments and increases good deeds, because a good turn liberally offered to a reasonable man grows continually through noble thought and memory.
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Oh how unhappy is the prince served by such men who are so easily corrupted.
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