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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.

Francois Rabelais

If in your soil it takes, to heaven A thousand thousand thanks be given; And say with France, it goodly goes, Where the Pantagruelion grows.
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Growth Heaven Thankful
You have no obligation under the sun other than to discover your real needs, to fulfill them, and to rejoice in doing so.
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Discover Need Obligation Reality Sun Yourself
The appetite grows with eating.
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Appetite Eat
There is no truer cause of unhappiness amongst men than, where naturally expecting charity and benevolence, they receive harm and vexation.
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Expectation Happiness Harm Natural True
When I drink, I think; and when I think, I drink.
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Drink Myself Thinking
He who has not an adventure has not horse or mule, so says Solomon.–Who is too adventurous, said Echephron,–loses horse and mule.
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Adventure Himself Horse Lose
Nature abhors a vacuum.
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Nature One Liner
I am going to seek a great purpose, draw the curtain, the farce is played.
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Greatness Play Purpose Seek
In their rules there was only one clause: Do what you will.
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Freedom Power Rule Willing
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
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
Early rising is no pleasure; early drinking’s just the measure.
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Drinking Measurement Pleasure Rise
I drink no more than a sponge.
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Drink Myself One Liner
From the gut comes the strut, and where hunger reigns, strength abstains.
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Hunger Strength
It’s a shame to be called “educated” those who do not study the ancient Greek writers.
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Ancient Education Shame Study Writing
I know of a charm by way of a prayer that will preserve a man from the violence of guns and all manner of fire-weapons and engines but it will do me no good because I do not believe it
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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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