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.
FRANCOIS RABELAISOh thrice and four times happy, those who plant cabbages.
More Francois Rabelais Quotes
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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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Early rising is no pleasure; early drinking’s just the measure.
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Of a young hermit, an old devil.
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An old monkey never makes a pretty face.
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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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A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.
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I never sleep in comfort save when I am hearing a sermon or praying to God.
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If you wish to avoid seeing a fool, you must first break your mirror
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Appetite comes with eating…..but thirst goes away with drinking.
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In this mortal life, nothing is blessed throughout.
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I am going to seek a great perhaps.
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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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The Devil was sick – the Devil a monk would be, The Devil was well the devil a monk was he.
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Never did a great man hate good wine.
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No noble man ever hated good wine.
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