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The farce is finished. I go to seek a vast perhaps.

Francois Rabelais

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
If 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.
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Anand Thakur
A war undertaken without sufficient monies has but a wisp of force. Coins are the very sinews of battles.
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Battle Coin Force War
Giving words is an act of lovers.
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Act Lover Word
The farce is finished. I go to seek a vast perhaps.
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Anand Thakur
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 my feeling that Time ripens all things; with Time all things are revealed; Time is the father of truth.
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Father Feeling Reveal Time Truth
When I drink, I think; and when I think, I drink.
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Drink Myself Thinking
When undertaking marriage, everyone must be the judge of his own thoughts, and take counsel from himself.
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Counsel Himself Judgement Marriage
I place no hope in my strength, nor in my works: but all my confidence is in God my protector, who never abandons those who have put all their hope and thought in him.
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Confidence Himself Hope Place Strength Thinking
A crier of green sauce.
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Cry One Liner
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’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
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
The Lord forbid that I should be out of debt, as if indeed I could not be trusted.
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Forbidden God Myself Trust
Early rising is no pleasure; early drinking’s just the measure.
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Drinking Measurement Pleasure Rise

The farce is finished. I go to seek a vast perhaps.

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