Time, which gnaws and diminishes all things else, augments and increaseth benefits; because a noble action of liberality doth grow continually by our generously thinking of it and remembering it.
—Francois Rabelais
It is wise to get knowledge and learning from every source—from a sot, a pot, a fool, a winter-mitten, or an old slipper.
—Francois Rabelais
Topics: Knowledge
If the skies fall, one may hope to catch larks.
—Francois Rabelais
Topics: Attitude
When I drink, I think; and when I think, I drink.
—Francois Rabelais
Topics: Alcoholism, Alcohol
Without health, life is not life; it is only a state of languour and suffering-an image of death.
—Francois Rabelais
Topics: Health
Science without conscience is the soul’s perdition.
—Francois Rabelais
Topics: Science
The best protection of a nation is its men; towns and cities cannot have a surer defense than the prowess and virtue of their inhabitants.
—Francois Rabelais
Topics: Nations
I have known many who could not when they would, for they had not done it when they could.
—Francois Rabelais
Topics: Potential
There are more old drunkards than old physicians.
—Francois Rabelais
Topics: Doctors, Drunkenness, Medicine
If you wish to avoid seeing a fool you must first break your mirror.
—Francois Rabelais
Topics: Fools
I drink no more than a sponge
—Francois Rabelais
Topics: Drinking
I am going to seek a great purpose, draw the curtain, the farce is played.
—Francois Rabelais
Topics: Death, Dying
How shall I be able to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?
—Francois Rabelais
Topics: Discipline
Half the world does not know how the other half lives.
—Francois Rabelais
Topics: World
He 63 ways of getting money, the most common, most honorable ones being staling, thieving, and robbing.
—Francois Rabelais
Topics: Crime, Criminals
Draw the curtain, the fraud is over.
—Francois Rabelais
Topics: Blame
He replies nothing but monosyllables. I believe he would make three bites of a cherry.
—Francois Rabelais
Topics: Brevity
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.
—Francois Rabelais
All’s well in the end, if you’ve only the patience to wait.
—Francois Rabelais
Topics: Patience
In all companies there are more fools than wise men, and the greater part always gets the better of the wiser.
—Francois Rabelais
Topics: Fools
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