From the gut comes the strut, and where hunger reigns, strength abstains.

Quote by Francois Rabelais

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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...

Frugality is for the vulgar.

Frugality is for the vulgar.

No clock is more regular than the belly.

No clock is more regular than the belly.

Science without conscience is the death of the soul.

Science without conscience is the death of the soul.

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

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

Remove idleness from the world and soon the arts of Cupid would perish.

Remove idleness from the world and soon the arts of Cupid would perish.

The Devil was sick - the Devil a monk would be, The Devil was well...

The Devil was sick - the Devil a monk would be, The Devil was well...

Because just as arms have no force outside if there is no counsel within a...

Because just as arms have no force outside if there is no counsel within a...

Gestures, in love, are incomparably more attractive, effective and valuable than words.

Gestures, in love, are incomparably more attractive, effective and valuable than words.

Ignorance is the mother of all evils.

Ignorance is the mother of all evils.

Tell the truth and shame the devil.

Tell the truth and shame the devil.

For he who can wait, everything comes in time.

For he who can wait, everything comes in time.

I drink no more than a sponge

I drink no more than a sponge

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...

I know of a charm by way of a prayer that will preserve a man...

I know of a charm by way of a prayer that will preserve a man...

It is my feeling that Time ripens all things; with Time all things are revealed;...

It is my feeling that Time ripens all things; with Time all things are revealed;...

How shall I be able to rule over others, that have not full power and...

How shall I be able to rule over others, that have not full power and...

A habit does not a monk make.

A habit does not a monk make.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

Nature abhors a vacuum.

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

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