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• He always looked a given horse in the mouth. -- Francis Rabelais (1495-1553) -- Works, Book i, Chap.
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• By robbing Peter he paid Paul.
• Thought the moon was made of green cheese. -- Francis Rabelais (1495-1553) -- Works, Book i, Chap.
  xi...
• He laid him squat as a flounder. -- Francis Rabelais (1495-1553) -- Works, Book i, Chap. xxvii
• I believe he would make three bites of a cherry. -- Francis Rabelais (1495-1553) -- Works, Book v, Chap.
  xxviii...
• What is got over the Devil's back is spent under the belly.
  -- Francis Rabelais (1495-1553) -- Works, Book v, Chap. xi...
• He did not care a button for it. -- Francis Rabelais (1495-1553) -- Works, Book ii, Chap. xvi
• He that has patience may compass anything. -- Francis Rabelais (1495-1553) -- Works, Book iv, Chap.
  xlviii...
• Panurge had no sooner heard this, but he was upon the high-rope.
  -- Francis Rabelais (1495-1553) -- Works, Book v, Chap. xviii...