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It is better to write of laughter than of tears, for laughter is the property of man.

Francois Rabelais

A good intention does not mean honor.
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Goodness Intention Respect
I am going to seek a great purpose, draw the curtain, the farce is played.
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Greatness Play Purpose Seek
Tell the truth and shame the devil.
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Devil Shame Truth
It is better to write of laughter than of tears, for laughter is the property of man.
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Anand Thakur
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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Head Human Individual Lost Nature Perish
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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Animal Bite Dog Thirst Water Yourself
Death is the vast perhaps.
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Death One Liner
It is said, proverbially, that happy is the doctor who is called in when the disease is on its way out.
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Doctor Happiness Sick Way
I know of a charm by way of a prayer that will preserve a man from the violence of guns and all manner of fire-weapons and engines but it will do me no good because I do not believe it
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Anand Thakur
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.
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Growth Heaven Thankful
A war undertaken without sufficient monies has but a wisp of force. Coins are the very sinews of battles.
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Battle Coin Force War
Nature abhors a vacuum.
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Nature One Liner
A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.
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Children Deep Fire Parents
There are more old drunkards than old physicians.
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Drink Old Physician
Gestures, in love, are incomparably more attractive, effective and valuable than words.
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Attractive Love Value Word
Believe me, ’tis a godlike thing to lend; to owe is a heroic virtue.
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Believe Hero Thing Virtue
It’s a shame to be called “educated” those who do not study the ancient Greek writers.
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Ancient Education Shame Study Writing
To good and true love, fear is forever affixed.
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Fear Goodness Love Relationship True
Hungry bellies have no ears.
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Believe Ear Hungry
Half the world does not know how the other half lives.
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Known Live World
Time, which wears down and diminishes all things, augments and increases good deeds, because a good turn liberally offered to a reasonable man grows continually through noble thought and memory.
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Diminish Liberty Man Memories Offering Reason Time
An old monkey never makes a pretty face.
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Face Monkey Old
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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Around Head Missing Moments Right
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
Early rising is no pleasure; early drinking’s just the measure.
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Drinking Measurement Pleasure Rise
I won’t undertake war until I have tried all the arts and means of peace.
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Art Peace Try War
Keep running after a dog and he will never bite you.
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Bite Dog Run Yourself

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