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Francois Rabelais Quotes
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Type: Clergyman Quotes Category: French Clergyman Quotes Year of Birth: 1493 Date of Death: April 9, 1553 Nationality: French Find on Amazon: Francois Rabelais Related Authors: Joseph Roux Abbe Pierre Francois Fenelon Ernest Dimnet Cardinal Richelieu Cardinal De Retz Alfred Loisy |
A bellyful is a bellyful.
Francois Rabelais A habit does not a monk make. Francois Rabelais Because just as arms have no force outside if there is no counsel within a house, study is vain and counsel useless that is not put to virtuous effect when the time calls. Francois Rabelais Believe me, 'tis a godlike thing to lend; to owe is a heroic virtue. Francois Rabelais Debts and lies are generally mixed together. Francois Rabelais Everything comes in time to those who can wait. Francois Rabelais For he who can wait, everything comes in time. Francois Rabelais Friends, you will notice that in this world there are many more ballocks than men. Remember this. Francois Rabelais From the gut comes the strut, and where hunger reigns, strength abstains. Francois Rabelais Frugality is for the vulgar. Francois Rabelais Gestures, in love, are incomparably more attractive, effective and valuable than words. Francois Rabelais Half the world does not know how the other half lives. Francois Rabelais How can I govern others, who can't even govern myself? Francois Rabelais How do you know antiquity was foolish? How do you know the present is wise? Who made it foolish? Who made it wise? Francois Rabelais How shall I be able to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself? Francois Rabelais I drink no more than a sponge. Francois Rabelais I have known many who could not when they would, for they had not done it when they could. Francois Rabelais I place no hope in my strength, nor in my works: but all my confidence is in God my protector, who never abandons those who have put all their hope and thought in him. Francois Rabelais I won't undertake war until I have tried all the arts and means of peace. Francois Rabelais If the skies fall, one may hope to catch larks. Francois Rabelais If you wish to avoid seeing a fool you must first break your looking glass. Francois Rabelais Ignorance is the mother of all evils. Francois Rabelais In their rules there was only one clause: Do what you will. Francois Rabelais It is better to write of laughter than of tears, for laughter is the property of man. Francois Rabelais It is my feeling that Time ripens all things; with Time all things are revealed; Time is the father of truth. Francois Rabelais It is my opinion that time brings all things to fruition; by time all things are made plain; time is the father of truth. Francois Rabelais Misery is the company of Lawsuits. Francois Rabelais No clock is more regular than the belly. Francois Rabelais One falls to the ground in trying to sit on two stools. Francois Rabelais Remove idleness from the world and soon the arts of Cupid would perish. Francois Rabelais Science without conscience is the death of the soul. Francois Rabelais Tell the truth and shame the devil. Francois Rabelais The farce is finished. I go to seek a vast perhaps. Francois Rabelais The remedy for thirst? It is the opposite of the one for a dog bite: run always after a dog, he'll never bite you; drink always before thirst, and it will never overtake you. Francois Rabelais The right moment wears a full head of hair: when it has been missed, you can't get it back; it's bald in the back of the head and never turns around. Francois Rabelais The scent of wine, oh how much more agreeable, laughing, praying, celestial and delicious it is than that of oil! Francois Rabelais There are more old drunkards than old physicians. Francois Rabelais There is no truer cause of unhappiness amongst men than, where naturally expecting charity and benevolence, they receive harm and vexation. Francois Rabelais 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 through noble thought and memory. Francois Rabelais To good and true love fear is forever affixed. Francois Rabelais We always long for the forbidden things, and desire what is denied us. Francois Rabelais When I drink, I think; and when I think, I drink. Francois Rabelais When undertaking marriage, everyone must be the judge of his own thoughts, and take counsel from himself. Francois Rabelais |
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