Certain, when I was born, so long ago, Death drew the tap of life and let it flow; And ever since the tap has done its task, And now there’s little but an empty cask.
GEOFFREY CHAUCERAnd gladly would he learn and gladly teach.
More Geoffrey Chaucer Quotes
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One cannot scold or complain at every word. Learn to endure patiently, or else, as I live and breathe, you shall learn it whether you want or not.
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But manly set the world on sixe and sevene; And, if thou die a martyr, go to heaven.
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That field hath eyen, and the wood hath ears.
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With empty hands men may no hauks lure.
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There’s no workman, whatsoever he be, That may both work well and hastily.
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The life so short, the craft so long to learn.
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The guilty think all talk is of themselves.
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Harde is his heart that loveth nought In May.
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He is gentle that doeth gentle deeds.
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And so it is in politics, dear brother, Each for himself alone, there is no other.
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Forbid us something, and that thing we desire.
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With empty hand no man can lure a hawk.
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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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In the stars is written the death of every man.
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Many a true word is spoken in jest.
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And gladly would he learn and gladly teach.
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How potent is the fancy! People are so impressionable, they can die of imagination.
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Mercy surpasses justice.
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The devil can only destroy those who are already on their way to damnation.
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If love be good, from whence cometh my woe?
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If a man really loves a woman, of course he wouldn’t marry her for the world if he were not quite sure that he was the best person she could possibly marry.
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Great peace is found in little busy-ness.
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All good things must come to an end.
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For in their hearts doth Nature stir them so Then people long on pilgrimage to go And palmers to be seeking foreign strands To distant shrines renowned in sundry lands.
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In love there is but little rest.
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Full wise is he that can himself know.
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