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Of a young hermit, an old devil.

Francois Rabelais

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.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

Greatness Guide Himself Judgement Sound World
I’ve often heard it said, as the common proverb goes, that a fool can teach a wise man well.
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Common Fools Teaching Well Wisdom
Debts and lies are generally mixed together.
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Lying Togetherness
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
Of a young hermit, an old devil.
FRANCOIS RABELAIS

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
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
Let every one be fully convinced in his own mind.
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Mindset Oneself
If the skies fall, one may hope to catch larks.
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Catch Fall Hope Oneself Sky
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
One falls to the ground in trying to sit on two stools.
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Fall Ground Oneself
Believe me, ’tis a godlike thing to lend; to owe is a heroic virtue.
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Believe Hero Thing Virtue
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
Frugality is for the vulgar.
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One Liner Vulgar
It is better to write of laughter than of tears, for laughter is the property of man.
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Anand Thakur
I drink for the thirst to come.
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Drink Myself Thirst

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