“My friends who are about to read this book,
Rid yourself of all prejudice as you read,
And do not here for harm or scandal look,
You’ll find nothing to shock you. Yes indeed,
There’s nothing here to which you must pay heed,
Except this lesson: laughter’s good for you.
And that’s the best of arguments, since few
Advantages come from the grief and sorrow
That harras you. Writing should laugh, not weep,
Since laughter is of man the very marrow.
LIVE IN JOY” - Gargantua by François Rabelais
