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French Renaissance writer known for his satirical novel 'Gargantua and Pantagruel'. Rabelais' works are renowned for their humor, satire, and criticism of the church and social customs of the time.

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Famous Francois Rabelais Quotes

“I have already related to you great and admirable things; but, if you might be induced to adventure upon the hazard of believing some other divinity of this sacred Pantagruelion, I very willingly would tell it you. Believe it, if you will, or otherwise, believe it not, I care not which of them you do, they are both alike to me. It shall be sufficient for my purpose to have told you the truth, and the truth I will tell you.”

Ifs Believe Might Care Purpose Adventure Sacred Related Sufficient Divinity I Care Admirable Hazards

Book:Gargantua and Pantagruel: Easyread Large Edition

Source: Gargantua and Pantagruel: Easyread Large Edition

“If in your soil it takes, to heaven A thousand thousand thanks be given; And say with France, it goodly goes, Where the Pantagruelion grows.”

Ifs Given Heaven Grows Thousand Thanks France Soil

Book:Gargantua and Pantagruel: Five Books of the Lives, Heroic Deeds and Sayings of Gargantua and his Son Pantagruel

Source: Gargantua and Pantagruel: Five Books of the Lives, Heroic Deeds and Sayings of Gargantua and his Son Pantagruel

“If you understand why a monkey in a family is always mocked and harassed, you understand why monks are rejected by all--both old and young.”

Ifs Young Religion Rejected Monkeys Monk

Author:Francois Rabelais

“For God, nothing is impossible. And, if he wanted, in the future women would give birth from their ears.”

Ifs Giving God Wanted Faith Impossible Birth Ears Nothing Is Impossible

Author:Francois Rabelais

“If you say to me: "Master, it would seem that you weren't too terribly wise to have written these bits of nonsense and pleasant mockeries," I respond that you are hardly more so in finding amusement in reading them.”

Ifs Seems Reading Bits Wise Written Masters Findings Pleasant Nonsense Amusement Mockery

Author:Francois Rabelais

“If the head is lost, all that perishes is the individual; if the balls are lost, all of human nature perishes.”

Ifs Humans Humanity Individual Lost Sex Human Nature Balls

Author:Francois Rabelais

“If you wish to be good "Pantagruelists" (which is to say, live in peace, joy, health, and always dining well), never put too much faith in people who look out through a hole.”

People Ifs Wells Looks Joy Faith Wish Too Much Be Good Holes Dining

Author:Francois Rabelais

“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.”

Ifs Soul Amount Deeds Accomplished Bloodshed Abode

Author:Francois Rabelais

“If the skies fall, one may hope to catch larks.”

Ifs May Fall Opportunity Attitude Sky Possibility Positive Attitude Larks Sky And Clouds Clouds And Stars

Author:Francois Rabelais

“If you wish to avoid seeing a fool, you must first break your mirror”

Ifs Firsts Humor Wish Break Seeing Humility Fool Mirrors April Fools Funny April Fools Day

Author:Francois Rabelais

“All's well in the end, if you've only the patience to wait.”

Ifs Wells Ends Waiting Patience

Author:Francois Rabelais

“If you want to avoid seeing an idiot, break the mirror.”

Ifs Want Break Seeing Mirrors Stupidity Idiot

Author:Francois Rabelais

“The Lord forbid that I should be out of debt, as if indeed I could not be trusted.”

Ifs Should Lord Debt Trusted

Book:Gargantua and Pantagruel

Source: Gargantua and Pantagruel

“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.”

Ifs House Force Study Effects Arms Useless Vain Virtuous

Author:Francois Rabelais

About the Author

Born: February 4, 1494
Died: April 9, 1553
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 158

Books & Sources

Gargantua and Pantagruel: Five Books of the Lives, Heroic Deeds and Sayings of Gargantua and his Son PantagruelRelated source material

Gargantua and PantagruelRelated source material

Gargantua and Pantagruel: Easyread EditionRelated source material

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