I’ve often heard it said, as the common proverb goes, that a fool can teach a wise man well.
FRANCOIS RABELAISI’d gladly do without a valet. I’m never so well treated as when I’m without a valet.
More Francois Rabelais Quotes
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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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So much is a man worth as he esteems himself.
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Death is the vast perhaps.
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A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.
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If you want to avoid seeing an idiot, break the mirror.
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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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Oh how unhappy is the prince served by such men who are so easily corrupted.
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Of a young hermit, an old devil.
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The appetite grows with eating.
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A little rain beats down a big wind. Long drinking bouts break open the tunder.
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The scent of wine, oh how much more agreeable, laughing, praying, celestial and delicious it is than that of oil!
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Row on whatever happens.
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A good intention does not mean honor.
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The dress does not make the monk.
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Appetite comes with eating.
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