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To laugh is proper to man.

Francois Rabelais

Because just as arms have no force outside if there is no counsel within a house, study is vain and counsel useless that is not put to virtuous effect when the time calls.
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Call Counsel Force Time Virtue
If you want to avoid seeing an idiot, break the mirror.
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Avoid Break Mirror See
The belly has no ears nor is it to be filled with fair words.
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Body Fair Word
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
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
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
Indeed, said the monk, a mass, a matins, and vespers well rung are half-said.
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Monk Public
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
A little rain beats down a big wind. Long drinking bouts break open the tunder.
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Drink Rain Wind
Wisdom entereth not into a malicious mind.
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Mindset Wisdom
Plain as a nose in a man’s face.
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Anand Thakur
All’s well in the end, if you’ve only the patience to wait.
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End Patience Wait Well
I drink eternally. For me it is an eternity of drinking, and a drinking up of eternity.
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Drink Forever Myself
Against fortune the carter cracks his whip in vain.
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Crack Fortune Himself
I’d gladly do without a valet. I’m never so well treated as when I’m without a valet.
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Myself Treat

To laugh is proper to man.

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