He loved chivalry, Truth and honor, freedom and courtesy.
GEOFFREY CHAUCERFor out of old fields, as men saith, Cometh all this new corn from year to year; And out of old books, in good faith, Cometh all this new science that men learn.
More Geoffrey Chaucer Quotes
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He who accepts his poverty unhurt I’d say is rich although he lacked a shirt. But truly poor are they who whine and fret and covet what they cannot hope to get.
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How potent is the fancy! People are so impressionable, they can die of imagination.
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Men love newfangleness.
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In the stars is written the death of every man.
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The devil can only destroy those who are already on their way to damnation.
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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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The guilty think all talk is of themselves.
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There’s no workman, whatsoever he be, That may both work well and hastily.
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Great peace is found in little busy-ness.
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People can die of mere imagination.
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If love be good, from whence cometh my woe?
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One flesh they are; and one flesh, so I’d guess, Has but one heart, come grief or happiness.
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For out of old fields, as men saith, Cometh all this new corn from year to year; And out of old books, in good faith, Cometh all this new science that men learn.
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For time lost may not recovered be.
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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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