He is gentle that doeth gentle deeds.
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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Men love newfangleness.
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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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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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How potent is the fancy! People are so impressionable, they can die of imagination.
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With empty hand no man can lure a hawk.
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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 cat would eat fish but would not get her feet wet.
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Harde is his heart that loveth nought In May.
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And so it is in politics, dear brother, Each for himself alone, there is no other.
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People can die of mere imagination.
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Death is the end of every worldly pain.
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For time lost may not recovered be.
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The guilty think all talk is of themselves.
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There’s never a new fashion but it’s old.
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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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