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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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We always long for the forbidden things, and desire what is denied us.
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When my soul leaves this human dwelling, I will not consider myself to have completely died, but to pass from one state to another, given that, in you and by you, I remain in my visible image in this world.
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All things have their ends and cycles. And when they have reached their highest point, they are in their lowest ruin, for they cannot last for long in such a state. Such is the end for those who cannot moderate their fortune and prosperity with reason and temperance.
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A war undertaken without sufficient monies has but a wisp of force. Coins are the very sinews of battles.
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The belly has no ears nor is it to be filled with fair words.
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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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I have known many who could not when they would, for they had not done it when they could.
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