That field hath eyen, and the wood hath ears.
GEOFFREY CHAUCEREvery honest miller has a golden thumb.
More Geoffrey Chaucer Quotes
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And so it is in politics, dear brother, Each for himself alone, there is no other.
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What’s said is said and goes upon its way Like it or not, repent it as you may.
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Full wise is he that can himself know.
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Patience is a conquering virtue.
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In April the sweet showers fall And pierce the drought of March to the root, and all The veins are bathed in liquor of such power As brings about the engendering of the flower.
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We little know the things for which we pray.
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If gold rusts, what then can iron do?
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One cannot scold or complain at every word. Learn to endure patiently, or else, as I live and breathe, you shall learn it whether you want or not.
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Time lost, as men may see, For nothing may recovered be.
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And gladly would he learn and gladly teach.
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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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Many small make a great.
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How potent is the fancy! People are so impressionable, they can die of imagination.
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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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Time and tide wait for no man.
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