Great peace is found in little busy-ness.
GEOFFREY CHAUCERLook up on high, and thank the God of all.
More Geoffrey Chaucer Quotes
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All good things must come to an end.
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The devil can only destroy those who are already on their way to damnation.
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He is gentle that doeth gentle deeds.
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Time lost, as men may see, For nothing may recovered be.
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Take a cat, nourish it well with milk and tender meat, make it a couch of silk.
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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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Yet do not miss the moral, my good men. For Saint Paul says that all that’s written well Is written down some useful truth to tell. Then take the wheat and let the chaff lie still.
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And so it is in politics, dear brother, Each for himself alone, there is no other.
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In love there is but little rest.
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Mercy surpasses justice.
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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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The handsome gifts that fate and nature lend us Most often are the very ones that end us.
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Truth is the highest thing that man may keep.
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And gladly would he learn and gladly teach.
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In the stars is written the death of every man.
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