I’ve often heard it said, as the common proverb goes, that a fool can teach a wise man well.
FRANCOIS RABELAISNature abhors a vacuum.
More Francois Rabelais Quotes
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In their rules there was only one clause: Do what you will.
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Keep running after a dog and he will never bite you.
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When I drink, I think; and when I think, I drink.
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Tell the truth and shame the devil.
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Appetite comes with eating.
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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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A good intention does not mean honor.
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Hungry bellies have no ears.
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I never drink without a thirst, either present or future.
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There are more old drunkards than old physicians.
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Thought I to myself, we shall never come off scot-free.
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Because just as arms have no force outside if there is no counsel within a house, study is vain and counsel useless that is not put to virtuous effect when the time calls.
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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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Indeed, said the monk, a mass, a matins, and vespers well rung are half-said.
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Machination is worth more than force.
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