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Friends, you will notice that in this world there are many more ballocks than men. Remember this.

Francois Rabelais

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Francois Rabelais
Died: 1553
Died: April 9
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Chinon-sur-Vienne
Francois Rabelais
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Don't limp in front of the lame.
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Thought I to myself, we shall never come off scot-free.
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Against fortune the carter cracks his whip in vain. [Fr., Centre fortune, la diverse un chartier rompit nazardes son fouet.]
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