The Lord forbid that I should be out of debt, as if indeed I could not be trusted. — Francois Rabelais Copy Share Image
Ha! for a divine and lordly manor, there is nothing like solid ground. — Francois Rabelais Divine Copy Share Image
The most Christian France is the sole wet-nurse to the Roman court. — Francois Rabelais Christian Copy Share Image
If you wish to avoid seeing a fool, you must break your mirror. — Francois Rabelais Fool Copy Share Image
Without health, life is not life; it is only a state of languor and suffering. — Francois Rabelais Health Copy Share Image
From the gut comes the strut, and where hunger reigns, strength abstains. — Francois Rabelais Food Copy Share Image
The deed will be accomplished with the least amount of bloodshed possible, and, if possible ..., we'll save all the souls and… — Francois Rabelais Copy Share Image
There is no truer cause of unhappiness amongst men than, where naturally expecting charity and benevolence, they receive harm and vexation. — Francois Rabelais Benevolence Copy Share Image
If the head is lost, all that perishes is the individual; if the balls are lost, all of human nature perishes. — Francois Rabelais Copy Share Image
It is my feeling that Time ripens all things; with Time all things are revealed; Time is the father of truth. — Francois Rabelais Copy Share Image
Friends, you will notice that in this world there are many more ballocks than men. Remember this. — Francois Rabelais Feminism Copy Share Image
It is the custom on Africa to always produce new and monstrous things. [Fr., Afrique est coustumiere toujours choses produire nouvelles et… — Francois Rabelais Africa Copy Share Image
I place no hope in my strength, nor in my works: but all my confidence is in God my protector, who never… — Francois Rabelais Copy Share Image
Pantagruel was telling me that he believed the queen had given the symbolic word used among her subjects to denote sovereign good… — Francois Rabelais Copy Share Image
The dress does not make the monk. [Fr., L'habit ne fait le moine.] — Francois Rabelais 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
I won't undertake war until I have tried all the arts and means of peace. — Francois Rabelais Art Copy Share Image
Remove idleness from the world and soon the arts of Cupid would perish. — Francois Rabelais Art Copy Share Image
It is better to write of laughter than of tears, for laughter is the property of man. — Francois Rabelais Comedy Copy Share Image
“I have nothing, I owe a great deal, and the rest I leave to the poor.” — Francois Rabelais Copy Share Image
I am going to seek a great purpose, draw the curtain, the farce is played. — Francois Rabelais Copy Share Image
“A mother-in-law dies only when another devil is needed in hell.” — François Rabelais Hell Copy Share Image
Appetite comes with eating…but thirst goes away with drinking. — Francois Rabelais Appetite Copy Share Image