Quote

War begun without good provision of money beforehand for going through with it is but as a breathing of strength and blast that will quickly pass away. Coin is the sinews of war.

Francois Rabelais

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Francois Rabelais
Died: 1553
Died: April 9
Clergyman
Monk
Novelist
Physician Writer
Writer
Chinon-sur-Vienne
Francois Rabelais
Rabelais
Strength
Coin
War
Provision
Away
Blast
Money
Coins
Without
Begun
Going
Breathing
Good
Quickly
Sinews
Pass
Beforehand

More quotes by Francois Rabelais

Image
In their rules there was only one clause: Do what you will.
Francois Rabelais
Image
Machination is worth more than force.
Francois Rabelais
Image
All's well in the end, if you've only the patience to wait.
Francois Rabelais
Image
Don't limp in front of the lame.
Francois Rabelais
Image
Against fortune the carter cracks his whip in vain. [Fr., Centre fortune, la diverse un chartier rompit nazardes son fouet.]
Francois Rabelais
Image
A man of good sense always believes what he is told, and what he finds written down.
Francois Rabelais
Image
The Lord forbid that I should be out of debt, as if indeed I could not be trusted.
Francois Rabelais
Image
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
Francois Rabelais
Image
Appetite comes with eating.
Francois Rabelais
Image
Bottle, whose Mysterious Deep Do's ten thousand Secrets keep, With attentive Ear I wait Ease my Mind, and speak my Fate.
Francois Rabelais
Image
I am going to seek a great purpose, draw the curtain, the farce is played.
Francois Rabelais
Image
A good intention does not mean honor. [Fr., A bon entendeur ne faut qu'un parole.]
Francois Rabelais
Image
To laugh is proper to man.
Francois Rabelais
Image
No clock is more regular than the belly.
Francois Rabelais
Image
If the skies fall, one may hope to catch larks.
Francois Rabelais
Image
We always long for the forbidden things, and desire what is denied us.
Francois Rabelais
Image
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.
Francois Rabelais
Image
For God, nothing is impossible. And, if he wanted, in the future women would give birth from their ears.
Francois Rabelais
Image
The deed will be accomplished with the least amount of bloodshed possible, and, if possible ..., we'll save all the souls and send them happily off to their abode.
Francois Rabelais
Image
There is no truer cause of unhappiness amongst men than, where naturally expecting charity and benevolence, they receive harm and vexation.
Francois Rabelais