Nature does not endure sudden changes without great violence.
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Because just as arms have no force outside if there is no counsel within a house, study is vain and counsel useless that is not put to virtuous effect when the time calls.
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Birth: | 1494 |
Death: | 9th April, 1553 |
Nationality: | French |
Profession: | Humanist, Physician, Writer |
Francois Rabelais was born in Chinon, France. He was a major French Renaissance writer, physician, and Renaissance humanist. 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. He studied medicine at the University of Poitiers and at the University of Montpellier.
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