I owe much; I have nothing; the rest I leave to the poor.
FRANCOIS RABELAISI have known many who could not when they would, for they had not done it when they could.
More Francois Rabelais Quotes
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How can I govern others, who can’t even govern myself?
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Can there be any greater dotage in the world than for one to guide and direct his courses by the sound of a bell, and not by his own judgment.
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The right moment wears a full head of hair: when it has been missed, you can’t get it back; it’s bald in the back of the head and never turns around.
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Appetite comes with eating.
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Indeed, said the monk, a mass, a matins, and vespers well rung are half-said.
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Nature abhors a vacuum.
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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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No clock is more regular than the belly.
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To laugh is proper to man.
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If you want to avoid seeing an idiot, break the mirror.
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Never did a great man hate good wine.
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In their rules there was only one clause: Do what you will.
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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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Debts and lies are generally mixed together.
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You have no obligation under the sun other than to discover your real needs, to fulfill them, and to rejoice in doing so.
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