Francois Rabelais Quotes

Nature does not endure sudden changes without great violence.

Abandon yourself to Nature’s truths, and let nothing in this world be unknown to you.

Pantagruelism is a certain liveliness of mind made in contempt of chance happenings.

Oh, those who plant cabbages are three and four times happier than the rest of us!

A fool has a lot to teach a wise man.

In their laws there was but this one clause: do what you wish.

I never subject myself to hours: hours are made for men; men are not made for hours.

To hoard is a villainous act.

Getting up in the morning does not make you happy; Drinking in the morning is the best.

Always look a gift horse in the mouth.

Break the bone and suck out the very substance.

The odour of wine, oh how much sweeter, more cheerful, pleasing, heavenly and delicious it is than oil!

He had sixty-three ways to find the money when he needed it, the most honourable and most ordinary of which was to steal secretively.

Science without conscience is the soul’s perdition.