In the stars is written the death of every man.
GEOFFREY CHAUCERTime and tide wait for no man.
More Geoffrey Chaucer Quotes
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I am not the rose, but I have lived near the rose.
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He loved chivalry, Truth and honor, freedom and courtesy.
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With empty hand no man can lure a hawk.
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Forbid us something, and that thing we desire.
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For time lost may not recovered be.
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Great peace is found in little busy-ness.
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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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There’s no workman, whatsoever he be, That may both work well and hastily.
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The greatest scholars are not usually the wisest people.
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People can die of mere imagination.
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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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How potent is the fancy! People are so impressionable, they can die of imagination.
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Filth and old age, I’m sure you will agree, are powerful wardens upon chastity.
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The guilty think all talk is of themselves.
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Woe to the cook whose sauce has no sting.
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