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• So much is a man worth as he esteems himself. -- Francis Rabelais (1495-1553) -- Works, Book ii, Chap.
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• A good crier of green sauce. -- Francis Rabelais (1495-1553) -- Works, Book ii, Chap. xxxi
• How well I feathered my nest. -- Francis Rabelais (1495-1553) -- Works, Book ii, Chap. xvii
• Looking as like... as one pea does like another. -- Francis Rabelais (1495-1553) -- Works, Book v, Chap.
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• By robbing Peter he paid Paul, -- Francis Rabelais (1495-1553) -- Works, Book i, Chap. xi
• He always looked a given horse in the mouth. -- Francis Rabelais (1495-1553) -- Works, Book i, Chap.
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• He laid him squat as a flounder. -- Francis Rabelais (1495-1553) -- Works, Book i, Chap. xxvii
• He that has patience may compass anything. -- Francis Rabelais (1495-1553) -- Works, Book iv, Chap.
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