Look up on high, and thank the God of all.
GEOFFREY CHAUCERLove will not be constrain’d by mastery. When mast’ry comes, the god of love anon Beateth his wings, and, farewell, he is gone. Love is a thing as any spirit free.
More Geoffrey Chaucer Quotes
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All good things must come to an end.
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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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Every honest miller has a golden thumb.
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The life so short, the craft so long to learn.
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Make a virtue of necessity.
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Many small make a great.
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And she was fair as is the rose in May.
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The greatest scholars are not usually the wisest people.
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Love will not be constrain’d by mastery. When mast’ry comes, the god of love anon Beateth his wings, and, farewell, he is gone. Love is a thing as any spirit free.
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Filth and old age, I’m sure you will agree, are powerful wardens upon chastity.
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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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There’s never a new fashion but it’s old.
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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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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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Many a true word is spoken in jest.
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