But manly set the world on sixe and sevene; And, if thou die a martyr, go to heaven.
GEOFFREY CHAUCERThe life so short, the craft so long to learn.
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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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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If gold rusts, what then can iron do?
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Woe to the cook whose sauce has no sting.
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Abstinence is approved of God.
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That field hath eyen, and the wood hath ears.
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All good things must come to an end.
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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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I am not the rose, but I have lived near the rose.
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Make a virtue of necessity.
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In love there is but little rest.
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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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Filth and old age, I’m sure you will agree, are powerful wardens upon chastity.
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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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With empty hand no man can lure a hawk.
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