So much is a man worth as he esteems himself.
FRANCOIS RABELAISRow on whatever happens.
More Francois Rabelais Quotes
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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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A crier of green sauce.
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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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Hungry bellies have no ears.
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I’ve often heard it said, as the common proverb goes, that a fool can teach a wise man well.
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I urge you to spend your youth profitably in study and virtue…. In brief, let me see in you an abyss of knowledge.
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There is nothing holy nor sacred to those who have abandoned God and reason in order to follow their perverse desires.
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I never drink without a thirst, either present or future.
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Early rising is no pleasure; early drinking’s just the measure.
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I am going to seek a great purpose, draw the curtain, the farce is played.
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If you wish to be good “Pantagruelists” (which is to say, live in peace, joy, health, and always dining well), never put too much faith in people who look out through a hole.
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I have known many who could not when they would, for they had not done it when they could.
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Let every one be fully convinced in his own mind.
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Nature abhors a vacuum.
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To good and true love, fear is forever affixed.
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