And so it is in politics, dear brother, Each for himself alone, there is no other.
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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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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Great peace is found in little busy-ness.
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There’s never a new fashion but it’s old.
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Every honest miller has a golden thumb.
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With empty hands men may no hauks lure.
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The greatest scholars are not usually the wisest people.
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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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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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Many small make a great.
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Woe to the cook whose sauce has no sting.
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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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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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One flesh they are; and one flesh, so I’d guess, Has but one heart, come grief or happiness.
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There’s no workman, whatsoever he be, That may both work well and hastily.
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