People can die of mere imagination.
GEOFFREY CHAUCERWhat’s said is said and goes upon its way Like it or not, repent it as you may.
More Geoffrey Chaucer Quotes
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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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All good things must come to an end.
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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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He is gentle that doeth gentle deeds.
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For time lost may not recovered be.
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He who accepts his poverty unhurt I’d say is rich although he lacked a shirt. But truly poor are they who whine and fret and covet what they cannot hope to get.
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Love will not be constrain’d by mastery. When mast’ry comes, the god of love anon Beateth his wings, and, farewell, he is gone. Love is a thing as any spirit free.
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The guilty think all talk is of themselves.
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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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Truth is the highest thing that man may keep.
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And so it is in politics, dear brother, Each for himself alone, there is no other.
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Harde is his heart that loveth nought In May.
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Mercy surpasses justice.
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But Christ’s lore and his apostles twelve, He taught and first he followed it himself.
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How potent is the fancy! People are so impressionable, they can die of imagination.
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