The remedy for thirst? It is the opposite of the one for a dog bite: run always after a dog, he’ll never bite you; drink always before thirst, and it will never overtake you.
FRANCOIS RABELAISThe most Christian France is the sole wet-nurse to the Roman court.
More Francois Rabelais Quotes
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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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Pantagruelism is a certain gaitey of the spirit consisting in a disdain for the hazards of fortune.
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It is said, proverbially, that happy is the doctor who is called in when the disease is on its way out.
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To laugh is proper to man.
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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.
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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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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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If you wish to avoid seeing a fool, you must first break your mirror
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A good intention does not mean honor.
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If you want to avoid seeing an idiot, break the mirror.
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Ignorance is the mother of all evils.
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Half the world does not know how the other half lives.
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There are more old drunkards than old physicians.
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I never sleep comfortably except when I am at sermon or when I pray to God.
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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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