Francois Rabelais Quotes


For God, nothing is impossible. And, if he wanted, in the future women would give birth from their ears.


Citations

Rabelais, François. Gargantua and Pantagruel. Translated by Donald M. Frame, University of California Press, 1999, p. 21.

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Francois Rabelais
Francois Rabelais
  • Born: April 9, 1553
  • Died: April 9, 1553
  • Nationality: French
  • Profession: Writer, Physician, Humanist, Clergyman

François Rabelais (UK: /ˈræbəleɪ/ RAB-ə-lay, US: /ˌræbəˈleɪ/ -⁠LAY, French: [fʁɑ̃swa ʁablɛ]; born between 1483 and 1494; died 1553) was a French Renaissance writer, physician, Renaissance humanist, monk and Greek scholar. He has historically been regarded as a writer of satire, the grotesque, bawdy jokes, and songs.