A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.
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Anand Thakur
A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.
FRANCOIS RABELAISFrom the gut comes the strut, and where hunger reigns, strength abstains.
FRANCOIS RABELAISAgainst fortune the carter cracks his whip in vain.
FRANCOIS RABELAISA war undertaken without sufficient monies has but a wisp of force. Coins are the very sinews of battles.
FRANCOIS RABELAISHow can I govern others, who can’t even govern myself?
FRANCOIS RABELAISIf you wish to be good “Pantagruelists” (which is to say, live in peace, joy, health, and always dining well), never put too much faith in people who look out through a hole.
FRANCOIS RABELAISMachination is worth more than force.
FRANCOIS RABELAISI drink eternally. For me it is an eternity of drinking, and a drinking up of eternity.
FRANCOIS RABELAISLet every one be fully convinced in his own mind.
FRANCOIS RABELAISDon’t limp in front of the lame.
FRANCOIS RABELAISDebts and lies are generally mixed together.
FRANCOIS RABELAISThe appetite grows with eating.
FRANCOIS RABELAISPantagruelism is a certain gaitey of the spirit consisting in a disdain for the hazards of fortune.
FRANCOIS RABELAISBut where are the snows of last year? That was the greatest concern of Villon, the Parisian poet.
FRANCOIS RABELAISFriends, you will notice that in this world there are many more ballocks than men. Remember this.
FRANCOIS RABELAISI 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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