Such is the nature and make-up of the French that they are only good at the start. Then they are worse than devils, but, given time, they’re less than women.
FRANCOIS RABELAISMachination is worth more than force.
More Francois Rabelais Quotes
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Oh how unhappy is the prince served by such men who are so easily corrupted.
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Gestures, in love, are incomparably more attractive, effective and valuable than words.
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A man of good sense always believes what he is told, and what he finds written down.
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If the skies fall, one may hope to catch larks.
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One should never pursue the hazards of fortune to their very ends andit behooves all adventurers to treat their good luck with reverence, neither bothering nor upsetting it.
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Frugality is for the vulgar.
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No clock is more regular than the belly.
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How can I govern others, who can’t even govern myself?
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It’s a shame to be called “educated” those who do not study the ancient Greek writers.
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I never sleep comfortably except when I am at sermon or when I pray to God.
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Never did a great man hate good wine.
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For God, nothing is impossible. And, if he wanted, in the future women would give birth from their ears.
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I am going to seek a great perhaps.
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I never drink without a thirst, either present or future.
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There are more old drunkards than old physicians.
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