The Devil was sick – the Devil a monk would be, The Devil was well the devil a monk was he.
FRANCOIS RABELAISThere are more old drunkards than old physicians.
More Francois Rabelais Quotes
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Let every one be fully convinced in his own mind.
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A man of good sense always believes what he is told, and what he finds written down.
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The most Christian France is the sole wet-nurse to the Roman court.
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How shall I be able to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?
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Machination is worth more than force.
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Science without conscience is the soul’s perdition.
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The appetite grows with eating.
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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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If you want to avoid seeing an idiot, break the mirror.
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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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Fate leads the willing, and th’ unwilling draws.
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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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From the gut comes the strut, and where hunger reigns, strength abstains.
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Indeed, said the monk, a mass, a matins, and vespers well rung are half-said.
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It’s a shame to be called “educated” those who do not study the ancient Greek writers.
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