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Quote by Francois Rabelais

“I build only living stones--men.”

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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. more

“Because, according to the sage Solomon, wisdom does not enter into a soul that seeks after evil, and knowledge without conscienceis the ruin of the soul, it behooves you to serve, love and fear God and to put all your thoughts and hope in him, and by faith founded in charity, be joined to him, such that you never be separated from him by sin.”

Doe Soul God Wisdom Evil Sin Conscience Charity Ruins Sage Solomon Love And Fear Fear God

Author:Francois Rabelais

“Go, all of you poor people, in the name of God the Creator, and let him forever be your guide. And henceforth, do not be beguiledby these idle and useless pilgrimages. See to your families, and work, each one of you, in your vocation, raise your children, and live as the good Apostle Paul teaches you.”

People Children Wisdom Names Poor Teach Forever Our Children Raises Creator Guides Useless Our Family Your Children Idle Vocation Poor People Prudence Apostles Pilgrimage Apostle Paul

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“I've often heard it said, as the common proverb goes, that a fool can teach a wise man well.”

Men Wells Said Wisdom Common Teach Wise Heard Fool

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“Parisians are so besotted, so silly and so naturally inept that a street player, a seller of indulgences, a mule with its cymbals,a fiddler in the middle of a crossroads, will draw more people than would a good Evangelist preacher.”

People Faith Player Streets Middle Draws Silly Preacher Indulgence Crossroads Sellers Mules Evangelists Cymbals Fiddlers

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“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

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“A man of good sense always believes what he is told, and what he finds written down.”

Men Believe Faith Belief Written Always Believe Good Sense

Author:Francois Rabelais

“How comes it that you curse, Frere Jean? It's only, said the monk, in order to embellish my language. They are the colors of Ciceronian rhetoric.”

Said Order Language Color Curse Rhetoric Monk Profanity

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“Languages exist by arbitrary institutions and conventions among peoples; words, as the dialecticians tell us, do not signify naturally, but at our pleasure.”

Language Pleasure Institutions Conventions Arbitrary

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“Pantagruelism is a certain gaitey of the spirit consisting in a disdain for the hazards of fortune.”

Spirit Certain Philosophical Fortune Stoicism Hazards Disdain

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“In this mortal life, nothing is blessed throughout.”

Life Blessed Mortals

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