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Man Quotes by Francois Rabelais
- So much is a man worth as he esteems himself.
- It is better to write of laughter than of tears, for laughter is the property of man.
- 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…
- Never did a great man hate good wine.
- One inch of joy surmounts of grief a span, Because to laugh is proper to the man.
- 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…
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