John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9268 Fran&edilois Rabelais 1490-1553 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9268 |
| AUTHOR: | François Rabelais (c. 1490–1553) |
| QUOTATION: | Spare your breath to cool your porridge. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Works. Book v. Chap. xxviii. |
| Note 1. See Plutarch, Quotation 139. [back] |