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Francois Rabelais Quotes

Tell the truth and shame the devil.
Francois Rabelais

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Author Details:
Type:
Clergyman Quotes
Category:
French Clergyman Quotes
Year of Birth:
1493
Date of Death:
April 9, 1553
Nationality:
French
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Select Francois Rabelais Quotations:
When I drink, I think; and when I think, I drink.
Francois Rabelais

I have known many who could not when they would, for they had not done it when they could.
Francois Rabelais

For he who can wait, everything comes in time.
Francois Rabelais

In their rules there was only one clause: Do what you will.
Francois Rabelais

Everything comes in time to those who can wait.
Francois Rabelais

How can I govern others, who can't even govern myself?
Francois Rabelais

It is better to write of laughter than of tears, for laughter is the property of man.
Francois Rabelais


Quote Keywords:

Devil, Shame, Tell, Truth
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Devil, Shame, Tell, Truth
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