Francois Rabelais Quotes


It is my feeling that Time ripens all things; with Time all things are revealed; Time is the father of truth.


Citations

Rabelais, François. Gargantua and Pantagruel. Translated by M. A. Screech, Penguin Books, 2006, p. 556.

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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.