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Geoffrey Chaucer Quote - In general, women desire to rule over their husbands and lovers, to be the authority above them.

In general, women desire to rule over their husbands and lovers, to be the authority above them.

Geoffrey Chaucer

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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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In love there is but little rest.
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For out of old fields, as men saith, Cometh all this new corn from year to year; And out of old books, in good faith, Cometh all this new science that men learn.
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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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Bed Brave Desire Generosity Live Money Myself Natural Obedience Rich Sex Wife Wisdom Woman
For in their hearts doth Nature stir them so Then people long on pilgrimage to go And palmers to be seeking foreign strands To distant shrines renowned in sundry lands.
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The cat would eat fish but would not get her feet wet.
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If were not foolish young, were foolish old.
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Filth and old age, I’m sure you will agree, are powerful wardens upon chastity.
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Death is the end of every worldly pain.
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What is better than wisdom? Woman. And what is better than a good woman? Nothing.
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Forbid us something, and that thing we desire.
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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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And so it is in politics, dear brother, Each for himself alone, there is no other.
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The guilty think all talk is of themselves.
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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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Time lost, as men may see, For nothing may recovered be.
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