There is no truer cause of unhappiness amongst men than, where naturally expecting charity and benevolence, they receive harm and vexation.
FRANCOIS RABELAISThe 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.
More Francois Rabelais Quotes
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Against fortune the carter cracks his whip in vain.
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If you wish to avoid seeing a fool, you must first break your mirror
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Time, which wears down and diminishes all things, augments and increases good deeds, because a good turn liberally offered to a reasonable man grows continually through noble thought and memory.
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It is better to write of laughter than of tears, for laughter is the property of man.
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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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I never sleep comfortably except when I am at sermon or when I pray to God.
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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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Of a young hermit, an old devil.
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Bring down the curtain, the farce is over.
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A crier of green sauce.
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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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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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The scent of wine, oh how much more agreeable, laughing, praying, celestial and delicious it is than that of oil!
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How can I govern others, who can’t even govern myself?
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A good intention does not mean honor.
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