But Christ’s lore and his apostles twelve, He taught and first he followed it himself.
GEOFFREY CHAUCERWomen 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.
More Geoffrey Chaucer Quotes
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In April the sweet showers fall And pierce the drought of March to the root, and all The veins are bathed in liquor of such power As brings about the engendering of the flower.
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And so it is in politics, dear brother, Each for himself alone, there is no other.
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All good things must come to an end.
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In love there is but little rest.
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In the stars is written the death of every man.
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Many small make a great.
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How potent is the fancy! People are so impressionable, they can die of imagination.
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I am not the rose, but I have lived near the rose.
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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.
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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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Habit maketh no monk, ne wearing of gilt spurs maketh no knight.
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Make a virtue of necessity.
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If were not foolish young, were foolish old.
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And gladly would he learn and gladly teach.
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By God, if women had written stories, As clerks had within here oratories, They would have written of men more wickedness Than all the mark of Adam may redress.
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