In their rules there was only one clause: Do what you will. Francois Rabelais More Quotes by Francois Rabelais More Quotes From Francois Rabelais I never drink without a thirst, either present or future. Francois Rabelais thirstdrinkwine The farce is finished. I go to seek a vast perhaps. Francois Rabelais insanitylifedeath One inch of joy surmounts of grief a span, Because to laugh is proper to the man. Francois Rabelais laughtergriefmen Misery is the company of lawsuits. Francois Rabelais companymiseryfeet I won't undertake war until I have tried all the arts and means of peace. Francois Rabelais warmeanart From the gut comes the strut, and where hunger reigns, strength abstains. Francois Rabelais gutshungerreign If you want to avoid seeing an idiot, break the mirror. Francois Rabelais stupiditymirrorswant I place no hope in my strength, nor in my works: but all my confidence is in God my protector, who never abandons those who have put all their hope and thought in him. Francois Rabelais confidencehopereligion There is nothing holy nor sacred to those who have abandoned God and reason in order to follow their perverse desires. Francois Rabelais arrogancedesireorder It is quite a common and vulgar thing among humans to understand, foresee, know and predict the troubles of others. But oh what a rare thing it is to predict, know, foresee and understand one's own troubles. Francois Rabelais vulgartroublecommon The right moment wears a full head of hair: when it has been missed, you can't get it back; it's bald in the back of the head and never turns around. Francois Rabelais missed-youmomentshair When undertaking marriage, everyone must be the judge of his own thoughts, and take counsel from himself. Francois Rabelais undertakingsmarriagejudging I drink for the thirst to come. Francois Rabelais thirstdrinkbeer The age was still dark and reeked of the havoc and misfortunes of the Goths who had put all good literature to destruction. But, by God's goodness, in my time light and dignity were returned to letters, and I see there such improvement that today I would have great difficulty being admitted to the most elementary classes--I, who in my time was reputed to be (and not wrongly) to be the most knowledgeable person of the century. Francois Rabelais darkeducationknowledge Time, which wears down and diminishes all things, augments and increases good deeds, because a good turn liberally offered to a reasonable man grows continually through noble thought and memory. Francois Rabelais kind-deedsmenmemories I owe much; I have nothing; the rest I leave to the poor. Francois Rabelais famous-last-wordspoormoney I recognize in [my readers] a specific form and individual property, which our predecessors called Pantagruelism, by means of which they never take anything the wrong way that they know to stem from good, honest and loyal hearts. Francois Rabelais trustreadingheart In this mortal life, nothing is blessed throughout. Francois Rabelais mortalsblessedlife Pantagruelism is a certain gaitey of the spirit consisting in a disdain for the hazards of fortune. Francois Rabelais hazardsphilosophicalspirit Bring down the curtain, the farce is over Francois Rabelais farcecurtainsfunny
