Candle Quote by Francois Rabelais

“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.” quote by Francois Rabelais — Download Open image

“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.”

Francois Rabelais

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Tell the truth and shame the devil.

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But where are the snows of last year? That was the greatest concern of Villon, the Parisian poet.

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The Lord forbid that I should be out of debt, as if indeed I could not be trusted.

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