My house is small, but you are learned men And by your arguments can make a place Twenty foot broad as infinite as space.
GEOFFREY CHAUCERAbstinence is approved of God.
More Geoffrey Chaucer Quotes
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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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The cat would eat fish but would not get her feet wet.
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Mercy surpasses justice.
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Harde is his heart that loveth nought In May.
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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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All good things must come to an end.
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He is gentle that doeth gentle deeds.
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And she was fair as is the rose in May.
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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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That field hath eyen, and the wood hath ears.
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Death is the end of every worldly pain.
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Look up on high, and thank the God of all.
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For out of old fields, as men saith, Cometh all this new corn from year to year; And out of old books, in good faith, Cometh all this new science that men learn.
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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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