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.
GEOFFREY CHAUCERMen love newfangleness.
More Geoffrey Chaucer Quotes
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That field hath eyen, and the wood hath ears.
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Patience is a conquering virtue.
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If a man really loves a woman, of course he wouldn’t marry her for the world if he were not quite sure that he was the best person she could possibly marry.
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For time lost may not recovered be.
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With empty hand no man can lure a hawk.
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But Christ’s lore and his apostles twelve, He taught and first he followed it himself.
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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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Time and tide wait for no man.
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Make a virtue of necessity.
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If love be good, from whence cometh my woe?
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Look up on high, and thank the God of all.
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In the stars is written the death of every man.
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And so it is in politics, dear brother, Each for himself alone, there is no other.
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Every honest miller has a golden thumb.
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Great peace is found in little busy-ness.
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