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. ”

From the gut comes the strut, and where hunger reigns, strength abstains. ”

I place no hope in my strength, nor in my works: but all my confidence is in God my protector, who never abandons those who have put all their hope and thought in him. ”

How do you know antiquity was foolish? How do you know the present is wise? Who made it foolish? Who made it wise? ”

How shall I be able to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself? ”

Science without conscience is the death of the soul. ”

Gestures, in love, are incomparably more attractive, effective and valuable than words. ”

When undertaking marriage, everyone must be the judge of his own thoughts, and take counsel from himself. ”

Half the world does not know how the other half lives. ”

Misery is the company of lawsuits. ”