François Rabelais on Truth
Browse 3 quotations attributed to François Rabelais, catalogued under truth, with dates where available.
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Attributed to François Rabelais, entry #125396: "Then I began to think that it is very true which is commonly said, that the one half of the world knoweth not how the other half liveth."
Attributed to François Rabelais, entry #85412: "As soon as he was born, he cried not as other babes use to do, Miez, miez, miez, miez, but with a high, sturdy, and big voice shouted about, Some drink, some drink, some drink, as…"
3 Quotes by François Rabelais on Truth
"Then I began to think that it is very true which is commonly said, that the one half of the world knoweth not how the other half liveth."
"As soon as he was born, he cried not as other babes use to do, Miez, miez, miez, miez, but with a high, sturdy, and big voice shouted about, Some drink, some drink, some drink, as inviting all the world to drink with him. The noise hereof was so extremely great, that it was heard in both the countries at once of Beauce and Bibarois. I doubt me, that you do not thoroughly believe the truth of this strange nativity. Though you believe it not, I care not much: but an honest man, and of good judgment, believeth still what is told him, and that which he finds written."
"What do you say? cried they; do you call it Entelechy or Endelechy? Truly, truly, sweet cousins, quoth Panurge, we are a silly sort of grout-headed lobcocks, an't please you; be so kind as to forgive us if we chance to knock words out of joint. As for anything else, we are downright honest fellows and true hearts."