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Languages exist by arbitrary institutions and conventions among peoples; words, as the dialecticians tell us, do not signify naturally, but at our pleasure.

Francois Rabelais

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How shall I be able to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?
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Command Myself Power Rule
Half the world does not know how the other half lives.
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Known Live World
The scent of wine, oh how much more agreeable, laughing, praying, celestial and delicious it is than that of oil!
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Agreement Celestial Prayer Scent Wine
I am going to seek a great perhaps.
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Greatness Myself Seek
When undertaking marriage, everyone must be the judge of his own thoughts, and take counsel from himself.
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Counsel Himself Judgement Marriage
Frugality is for the vulgar.
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One Liner Vulgar
I urge you to spend your youth profitably in study and virtue…. In brief, let me see in you an abyss of knowledge.
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Knowledge Myself Profit Study Virtue Youth
There are more old drunkards than old physicians.
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Anand Thakur
But where are the snows of last year? That was the greatest concern of Villon, the Parisian poet.
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Concern Greatness Poet Snow
I never sleep comfortably except when I am at sermon or when I pray to God.
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Anand Thakur
There is no truer cause of unhappiness amongst men than, where naturally expecting charity and benevolence, they receive harm and vexation.
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Expectation Happiness Harm Natural True
Indeed, said the monk, a mass, a matins, and vespers well rung are half-said.
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Monk Public
Row on whatever happens.
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Hard Time Inspirational One Liner
Oh how unhappy is the prince served by such men who are so easily corrupted.
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Corruption Easy Happiness Serve
There is nothing holy nor sacred to those who have abandoned God and reason in order to follow their perverse desires.
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Abandonment Desire Holy Pervert Sacred
In this mortal life, nothing is blessed throughout.
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Blessing Life Mortal

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