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Of a young hermit, an old devil.

Francois Rabelais

Believe me, ’tis a godlike thing to lend; to owe is a heroic virtue.
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Believe Hero Thing Virtue
Oh how unhappy is the prince served by such men who are so easily corrupted.
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Corruption Easy Happiness Serve
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
A habit does not a monk make.
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Habit Monk One Liner
Science sans conscience. Knowledge without conscience is but the ruin of the soul.
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Conscience Ruin Science Soul
Giving words is an act of lovers.
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Act Lover Word
The Devil was sick – the Devil a monk would be, The Devil was well the devil a monk was he.
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Devil Himself Monk Sick
It is better to write of laughter than of tears, for laughter is the property of man.
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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
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
The dress does not make the monk.
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Appearance Monk Saint
One falls to the ground in trying to sit on two stools.
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Fall Ground Oneself
Death is the vast perhaps.
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Death One Liner
War begun without good provision of money beforehand for going through with it is but as a breathing of strength and blast that will quickly pass away. Coin is the sinews of war.
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Beginning Breathe Strength War
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
Gestures, in love, are incomparably more attractive, effective and valuable than words.
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Attractive Love Value Word

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