How do you know antiquity was foolish? How do you know the present is wise? Who made it foolish? Who made it wise?
FRANCOIS RABELAISBut where are the snows of last year? That was the greatest concern of Villon, the Parisian poet.
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A war undertaken without sufficient monies has but a wisp of force. Coins are the very sinews of battles.
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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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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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I never drink without a thirst, either present or future.
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I owe much; I have nothing; the rest I leave to the poor.
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I never sleep in comfort save when I am hearing a sermon or praying to God.
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Everything comes in time to those who can wait.
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I am going to seek a great perhaps.
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But where are the snows of last year? That was the greatest concern of Villon, the Parisian poet.
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Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
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Misery is the company of lawsuits.
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Believe me, ’tis a godlike thing to lend; to owe is a heroic virtue.
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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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Gestures, in love, are incomparably more attractive, effective and valuable than words.
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I’d rather write about laughing than crying, For laughter makes men human, and courageous.
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