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 CHAUCERThere’s no workman, whatsoever he be, That may both work well and hastily.
More Geoffrey Chaucer Quotes
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He is gentle that doeth gentle deeds.
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And gladly would he learn and gladly teach.
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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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Forbid us something, and that thing we desire.
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The handsome gifts that fate and nature lend us Most often are the very ones that end us.
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In love there is but little rest.
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If gold rusts, what then can iron do?
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With empty hands men may no hauks lure.
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Filth and old age, I’m sure you will agree, are powerful wardens upon chastity.
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Truth is the highest thing that man may keep.
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If gold rust, what then will iron do? For if a priest be foul in whom we trust/ No wonder that a common man should rust.
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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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In the stars is written the death of every man.
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If love be good, from whence cometh my woe?
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