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There are more old drunkards than old physicians.

Francois Rabelais

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Plain as a nose in a man’s face.
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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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Machination is worth more than force.
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Force One Liner Worth
How shall I be able to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?
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Command Myself Power Rule
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
The deed will be accomplished with the least amount of bloodshed possible, and, if possible, we’ll save all the souls and send them happily off to their abode.
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Accomplishment Happiness Possible Save Soul Willing
Debts and lies are generally mixed together.
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Lying Poor Togetherness
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.
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Greatness Guide Himself Judgement Sound World
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
So much is a man worth as he esteems himself.
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Himself Man Worth
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
Frugality is for the vulgar.
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One Liner Vulgar
For God, nothing is impossible. And, if he wanted, in the future women would give birth from their ears.
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Born Future God Impossible Woman
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
If you want to avoid seeing an idiot, break the mirror.
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Avoid Break Mirror See
Hungry bellies have no ears.
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Believe Ear Hungry
No noble man ever hated good wine.
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Goodness Hate Man Wine
I’d rather write about laughing than crying, For laughter makes men human, and courageous.
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Courage Cry Human Laughter Man Writing
But where are the snows of last year? That was the greatest concern of Villon, the Parisian poet.
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Concern Greatness Poet Snow
Death is the vast perhaps.
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Death One Liner
I drink no more than a sponge.
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Drink Myself One Liner
I owe much; I have nothing; the rest I leave to the poor.
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Leave Myself Poor
Early rising is no pleasure; early drinking’s just the measure.
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Drinking Measurement Pleasure Rise
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
I won’t undertake war until I have tried all the arts and means of peace.
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Art Peace Try War
If you wish to avoid seeing a fool, you must first break your mirror
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Avoid Break Children Fools Mirror See
The dress does not make the monk.
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Appearance Monk Saint

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