John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9248 Fran&edilois Rabelais 1490-1553 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9248 |
| AUTHOR: | François Rabelais (c. 1490–1553) |
| QUOTATION: | The belly has no ears, nor is it to be filled with fair words. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Works. Book iv. Chap. lxii. |
| Note 1. See Plutarch, Quotation 22. [back] |