There is no truer cause of unhappiness amongst men than, where naturally expecting charity and benevolence, they receive harm and vexation.
FRANCOIS RABELAISWhen my soul leaves this human dwelling, I will not consider myself to have completely died, but to pass from one state to another, given that, in you and by you, I remain in my visible image in this world.
More Francois Rabelais Quotes
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Gestures, in love, are incomparably more attractive, effective and valuable than words.
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No clock is more regular than the belly.
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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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How shall I be able to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?
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I drink for the thirst to come.
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So much is a man worth as he esteems himself.
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Machination is worth more than force.
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Oh how unhappy is the prince served by such men who are so easily corrupted.
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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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Giving words is an act of lovers.
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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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Keep running after a dog and he will never bite you.
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I owe much; I have nothing; the rest I leave to the poor.
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The Lord forbid that I should be out of debt, as if indeed I could not be trusted.
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Oh thrice and four times happy, those who plant cabbages.
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If the skies fall, one may hope to catch larks.
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The Devil was sick – the Devil a monk would be, The Devil was well the devil a monk was he.
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I am going to seek a great perhaps.
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Debts and lies are generally mixed together.
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A habit does not a monk make.
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Don’t limp in front of the lame.
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Bring down the curtain, the farce is over.
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We always long for the forbidden things, and desire what is denied us.
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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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When undertaking marriage, everyone must be the judge of his own thoughts, and take counsel from himself.
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There are more old drunkards than old physicians.
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