Forbid us something, and that thing we desire.
GEOFFREY CHAUCERHe 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.
More Geoffrey Chaucer Quotes
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We little know the things for which we pray.
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Mercy surpasses justice.
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Every honest miller has a golden thumb.
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That field hath eyen, and the wood hath ears.
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Habit maketh no monk, ne wearing of gilt spurs maketh no knight.
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One shouldn’t be too inquisitive in life Either about God’s secrets or one’s wife.
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Great peace is found in little busy-ness.
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In love there is but little rest.
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By God, if women had written stories, As clerks had within here oratories, They would have written of men more wickedness Than all the mark of Adam may redress.
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Many a true word is spoken in jest.
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Patience is a conquering virtue.
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I am not the rose, but I have lived near the rose.
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All good things must come to an end.
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Men love newfangleness.
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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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