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I owe much; I have nothing; the rest I leave to the poor.

Francois Rabelais

Friends, you will notice that in this world there are many more ballocks than men. Remember this.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Friendship Man Notice Remember
I won’t undertake war until I have tried all the arts and means of peace.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Art Peace Try War
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.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Growth Heaven Thankful
The most Christian France is the sole wet-nurse to the Roman court.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Court France Nurse
A war undertaken without sufficient monies has but a wisp of force. Coins are the very sinews of battles.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Battle Coin Force War
Row on whatever happens.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Hard Time Inspirational One Liner
To good and true love, fear is forever affixed.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Fear Goodness Love Relationship True
A little rain beats down a big wind. Long drinking bouts break open the tunder.
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Drink Rain Wind
Nature made the day for exercise, work and seeing to one’s business; and … it provides us with a candle, which is to say the bright and joyous light of the sun.
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Bright Business Day Exercise Light Nature Oneself Sun
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
He who has not an adventure has not horse or mule, so says Solomon.–Who is too adventurous, said Echephron,–loses horse and mule.
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Adventure Himself Horse Lose
Science sans conscience. Knowledge without conscience is but the ruin of the soul.
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Conscience Ruin Science Soul
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
There are more old drunkards than old physicians.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Drink Old Physician
Keep running after a dog and he will never bite you.
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Bite Dog Run Yourself
I have known many who could not when they would, for they had not done it when they could.
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Effort Hard Work Inspirational Known

I owe much; I have nothing; the rest I leave to the poor.

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