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It is better to write of laughter than of tears, for laughter is the property of man.
Francois Rabelais
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Francois Rabelais
Died: 1553
Died: April 9
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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 and engines but it will do me no good because I do not believe it
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I drink for the thirst to come.
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One should never pursue the hazards of fortune to their very ends andit behooves all adventurers to treat their good luck with reverence, neither bothering nor upsetting it.
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A little rain beats down a big wind. Long drinking bouts break open the tun(der).
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Oh how unhappy is the prince served by such men who are so easily corrupted.
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Plain as a nose in a man's face.
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