Friends, you will notice that in this world there are many more ballocks than men. Remember this. - Francois Rabelais
The scent of wine, oh how much more agreeable, laughing, praying, celestial and delicious it is than that of oil! - Francois Rabelais
Gestures, in love, are incomparably more attractive, effective and valuable than words. - Francois Rabelais
When undertaking marriage, everyone must be the judge of his own thoughts, and take counsel from himself. - Francois Rabelais
It is better to write of laughter than of tears, for laughter is the property of man. - Francois Rabelais
How do you know antiquity was foolish? How do you know the present is wise? Who made it foolish? Who made it wise? - Francois Rabelais
How shall I be able to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself? - Francois Rabelais
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
The remedy for thirst? It is the opposite of the one for a dog bite: run always after a dog, he'll never bite you; drink always before thirst, and it will never overtake you. - Francois Rabelais
It is my feeling that Time ripens all things; with Time all things are revealed; Time is the father of truth. - Francois Rabelais
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