Death is the end of every worldly pain.
GEOFFREY CHAUCERHe loved chivalry, Truth and honor, freedom and courtesy.
More Geoffrey Chaucer Quotes
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In the stars is written the death of every man.
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Mercy surpasses justice.
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The life so short, the craft so long to learn.
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All good things must come to an end.
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The guilty think all talk is of themselves.
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If gold rust, what then will iron do? For if a priest be foul in whom we trust/ No wonder that a common man should rust.
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One cannot be avenged for every wrong; according to the occasion, everyone who knows how, must use temperance.
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Patience is a conquering virtue. The learned say that, if it not desert you, It vanquishes what force can never reach; Why answer back at every angry speech? No, learn forbearance or, I’ll tell you what, You will be taught it, whether you will or not.
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My house is small, but you are learned men And by your arguments can make a place Twenty foot broad as infinite as space.
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Woe to the cook whose sauce has no sting.
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Abstinence is approved of God.
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Habit maketh no monk, ne wearing of gilt spurs maketh no knight.
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In general, women desire to rule over their husbands and lovers, to be the authority above them.
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Many small make a great.
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If were not foolish young, were foolish old.
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