And she was fair as is the rose in May.
GEOFFREY CHAUCERMany small make a great.
More Geoffrey Chaucer Quotes
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In love there is but little rest.
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Women naturally desire the same six things as I; they want their husbands to be brave, wise, rich, generous with money, obedient to the wife, and lively in bed.
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In the stars is written the death of every man.
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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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The guilty think all talk is of themselves.
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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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But manly set the world on sixe and sevene; And, if thou die a martyr, go to heaven.
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Every honest miller has a golden thumb.
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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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Filth and old age, I’m sure you will agree, are powerful wardens upon chastity.
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There’s no workman, whatsoever he be, That may both work well and hastily.
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Many a true word is spoken in jest.
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The cat would eat fish but would not get her feet wet.
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I am not the rose, but I have lived near the rose.
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There’s never a new fashion but it’s old.
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