Francois Rabelais Novelist
- Gender: Male
- Citizenship: France
- Born: Feb 4, 1494
- Died: Apr 9, 1553
François Rabelais was a major French Renaissance writer, doctor, Renaissance humanist, monk and Greek scholar. He has historically been regarded as a writer of fantasy, satire, the grotesque, bawdy jokes and songs. His best known work is Gargantua and Pantagruel. Because of his literary power and historical importance, Western literary critics considered him one of the great writers of world literature and among the creators of modern European writing.
Everything comes in time to those who can wait.
time
Misery is the company of lawsuits.
the law
If the skies fall, one may hope to catch larks.
hope
Gestures, in love, are incomparably more attractive, effective and valuable than words.
love
How shall I be able to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?
power
It is my feeling that Time ripens all things with Time all things are revealed Time is the father of truth.
time & truth
Nature abhors a vacuum.
nature
To good and true love fear is forever affixed.
fear & love
When undertaking marriage, everyone must be the judge of his own thoughts, and take counsel from himself.
marriage
From the gut comes the strut, and where hunger reigns, strength abstains.
strength
I won't undertake war until I have tried all the arts and means of peace.
peace & war
Tell the truth and shame the devil.
truth
Science without conscience is the death of the soul.
death & science