In general, women desire to rule over their husbands and lovers, to be the authority above them.
GEOFFREY CHAUCERForbid us something, and that thing we desire.
More Geoffrey Chaucer Quotes
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The greatest scholars are not usually the wisest people.
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If gold rusts, what then can iron do?
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Mercy surpasses justice.
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Look up on high, and thank the God of all.
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Many a true word is spoken in jest.
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Make a virtue of necessity.
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Time lost, as men may see, For nothing may recovered be.
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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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If love be good, from whence cometh my woe?
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How potent is the fancy! People are so impressionable, they can die of imagination.
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The cat would eat fish but would not get her feet wet.
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Many small make a great.
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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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What is better than wisdom? Woman. And what is better than a good woman? Nothing.
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Abstinence is approved of God.
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