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.
FRANCOIS RABELAISWar 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.
More Francois Rabelais Quotes
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A good intention does not mean honor.
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In this mortal life, nothing is blessed throughout.
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So much is a man worth as he esteems himself.
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No noble man ever hated good wine.
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Pantagruelism is a certain gaitey of the spirit consisting in a disdain for the hazards of fortune.
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The Devil was sick – the Devil a monk would be, The Devil was well the devil a monk was he.
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If the skies fall, one may hope to catch larks.
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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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There are more old drunkards than old physicians.
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He that has patience may compass anything.
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A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.
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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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Appetite comes with eating.
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I’d rather write about laughing than crying, For laughter makes men human, and courageous.
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When undertaking marriage, everyone must be the judge of his own thoughts, and take counsel from himself.
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