I recognize in [my readers] a specific form and individual property, which our predecessors called Pantagruelism, by means of which they never take anything the wrong way that they know to stem from good, honest and loyal hearts.
Ha! for a divine and lordly manor, there is nothing like solid ground.
One inch of joy surmounts of grief a span, Because to laugh is proper to the man.
Giving words [is] an act of lovers.
Machination is worth more than force.
If you wish to avoid seeing a fool, you must first break your mirror