Because just as arms have no force outside if there is no counsel within a house, study is vain and counsel useless that is not put to virtuous effect when the time calls.

Quote by Francois Rabelais

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A habit does not a monk make.

A habit does not a monk make.

Science without conscience is the death of the soul.

Science without conscience is the death of the soul.

When I drink, I think; and when I think, I drink.

When I drink, I think; and when I think, I drink.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Debts and lies are generally mixed together

Debts and lies are generally mixed together

Time, which wears down and diminishes all things, augments and increases good deeds, because a...

Time, which wears down and diminishes all things, augments and increases good deeds, because a...

It is better to write of laughter than of tears, for laughter is the property...

It is better to write of laughter than of tears, for laughter is the property...

In their rules there was only one clause: Do what you will.

In their rules there was only one clause: Do what you will.

The remedy for thirst? It is the opposite of the one for a dog bite:...

The remedy for thirst? It is the opposite of the one for a dog bite:...

I drink no more than a sponge

I drink no more than a sponge

How can I govern others, who can't even govern myself?

How can I govern others, who can't even govern myself?

I place no hope in my strength, nor in my works: but all my confidence...

I place no hope in my strength, nor in my works: but all my confidence...

No clock is more regular than the belly.

No clock is more regular than the belly.

We always long for the forbidden things, and desire what is denied us.

We always long for the forbidden things, and desire what is denied us.

The right moment wears a full head of hair: when it has been missed, you...

The right moment wears a full head of hair: when it has been missed, you...

How do you know antiquity was foolish? How do you know the present is wise?...

How do you know antiquity was foolish? How do you know the present is wise?...

Ignorance is the mother of all evils.

Ignorance is the mother of all evils.

Half the world does not know how the other half lives.

Half the world does not know how the other half lives.

Believe me, 'tis a godlike thing to lend; to owe is a heroic virtue.

Believe me, 'tis a godlike thing to lend; to owe is a heroic virtue.

The scent of wine, oh how much more agreeable, laughing, praying, celestial and delicious it...

The scent of wine, oh how much more agreeable, laughing, praying, celestial and delicious it...