Oh how unhappy is the prince served by such men who are so easily corrupted.
FRANCOIS RABELAISOh how unhappy is the prince served by such men who are so easily corrupted.
FRANCOIS RABELAISFrom the gut comes the strut, and where hunger reigns, strength abstains.
FRANCOIS RABELAISI drink for the thirst to come.
FRANCOIS RABELAISIf you want to avoid seeing an idiot, break the mirror.
FRANCOIS RABELAISI drink eternally. For me it is an eternity of drinking, and a drinking up of eternity.
FRANCOIS RABELAISRow on whatever happens.
FRANCOIS RABELAISBring down the curtain, the farce is over.
FRANCOIS RABELAISIf 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.
FRANCOIS RABELAISThe most Christian France is the sole wet-nurse to the Roman court.
FRANCOIS RABELAISHow shall I be able to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?
FRANCOIS RABELAISI place no hope in my strength, nor in my works: but all my confidence is in God my protector, who never abandons those who have put all their hope and thought in him.
FRANCOIS RABELAISI never sleep comfortably except when I am at sermon or when I pray to God.
FRANCOIS RABELAISScience without conscience is the soul’s perdition.
FRANCOIS RABELAISA child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.
FRANCOIS RABELAISDebts and lies are generally mixed together.
FRANCOIS RABELAISIn this mortal life, nothing is blessed throughout.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS