Early rising is no pleasure; early drinking's just the measure. — Francois Rabelais Drinking Copy Share Image
It's a shame to be called "educated" those who do not study the ancient Greek writers. — Francois Rabelais Ancient Copy Share Image
I drink eternally. For me it is an eternity of drinking, and a drinking up of eternity. — Francois Rabelais Copy Share Image
Gestures, in love, are incomparably more attractive, effective and valuable than words. — Francois Rabelais Copy Share Image
I'd gladly do without a valet. I'm never so well treated as when I'm without a valet. — François Rabelais Copy Share Image
Indeed, said the monk, a mass, a matins, and vespers well rung are half-said. — Francois Rabelais Copy Share Image
I never sleep comfortably except when I am at sermon or when I pray to God. — Francois Rabelais I pray Copy Share Image
Because just as arms have no force outside if there is no counsel within a house, study is vain and counsel useless… — Francois Rabelais Copy Share Image
He who has not an adventure has not horse or mule, so says Solomon.--Who is too adventurous, said Echephron,--loses horse and mule. — Francois Rabelais Adventure Copy Share Image
If you understand why a monkey in a family is always mocked and harassed, you understand why monks are rejected by all--both… — Francois Rabelais Family Copy Share Image
Can there be any greater dotage in the world than for one to guide and direct his courses by the sound of… — Francois Rabelais Copy Share Image
But where are the snows of last year? That was the greatest concern of Villon, the Parisian poet. — Francois Rabelais Copy Share Image
When undertaking marriage, everyone must be the judge of his own thoughts, and take counsel from himself. — Francois Rabelais Marriage Copy Share Image
“Thirst, for who in the time of innocence would have drunk without being athirst? Nay, sir, it was drinking; for privatio praesupponit… — François Rabelais Copy Share Image
If you wish to be good "Pantagruelists" (which is to say, live in peace, joy, health, and always dining well), never put… — Francois Rabelais Copy Share Image
Time, which wears down and diminishes all things, augments and increases good deeds, because a good turn liberally offered to a reasonable… — Francois Rabelais Copy Share Image
“... I say and maintain, that of all torcheculs, arsewisps, bumfodders, tail-napkins, bunghole cleansers, and wipe-breeches, there is none in the world… — François Rabelais Copy Share Image
I know of a charm by way of a prayer that will preserve a man from the violence of guns and all… — Francois Rabelais Copy Share Image
All things have their ends and cycles. And when they have reached their highest point, they are in their lowest ruin, for… — Francois Rabelais Copy Share Image
What harm in learning and getting knowledge even from a sot, a pot, a fool, a mitten, or a slipper. [Fr., Que… — Francois Rabelais Fool Copy Share Image
Because, according to the sage Solomon, wisdom does not enter into a soul that seeks after evil, and knowledge without conscienceis the… — Francois Rabelais Charity Copy Share Image
Gargantua, at the age of four hundred four score and forty- four years begat his son Pantagruel, from his wife, named Badebec,… — Francois Rabelais Age Copy Share Image
The Devil was sick - the Devil a monk would be, The Devil was well the devil a monk was he — Francois Rabelais Devil Copy Share Image
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