Mercy surpasses justice.
GEOFFREY CHAUCEREvery honest miller has a golden thumb.
More Geoffrey Chaucer Quotes
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All good things must come to an end.
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With empty hands men may no hauks lure.
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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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Make a virtue of necessity.
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Great peace is found in little busy-ness.
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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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And she was fair as is the rose in May.
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How potent is the fancy! People are so impressionable, they can die of imagination.
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He is gentle that doeth gentle deeds.
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Full wise is he that can himself know.
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There’s no workman, whatsoever he be, That may both work well and hastily.
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Forbid us something, and that thing we desire.
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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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In the stars is written the death of every man.
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