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Early rising is no pleasure; early drinking’s just the measure.

Francois Rabelais

If you wish to be good “Pantagruelists” (which is to say, live in peace, joy, health, and always dining well), never put too much faith in people who look out through a hole.
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Anand Thakur
The appetite grows with eating.
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Appetite Eat
When 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.
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Human Leaving Myself Soul State Visible World
If in your soil it takes, to heaven A thousand thousand thanks be given; And say with France, it goodly goes, Where the Pantagruelion grows.
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Growth Heaven Thankful
Don’t limp in front of the lame.
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Lame One Liner
We always long for the forbidden things, and desire what is denied us.
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Anand Thakur
Half the world does not know how the other half lives.
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Known Live World
Early rising is no pleasure; early drinking’s just the measure.
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Drinking Measurement Pleasure Rise
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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Accomplishment Happiness Possible Save Soul Willing
Tell the truth and shame the devil.
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Devil Shame Truth
Never did a great man hate good wine.
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Goodness Greatness Hate Man Wine
I’d rather write about laughing than crying, For laughter makes men human, and courageous.
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Courage Cry Human Laughter Man Writing
A habit does not a monk make.
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Habit Monk One Liner
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.
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Animal Bite Dog Thirst Water Yourself
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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Foolish Present Wisdom
Debts and lies are generally mixed together.
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Lying Poor Togetherness

Early rising is no pleasure; early drinking’s just the measure.

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