Truth is the highest thing that man may keep.
GEOFFREY CHAUCERTime lost, as men may see, For nothing may recovered be.
More Geoffrey Chaucer Quotes
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Every honest miller has a golden thumb.
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All good things must come to an end.
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There’s no workman, whatsoever he be, That may both work well and hastily.
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Women naturally desire the same six things as I; they want their husbands to be brave, wise, rich, generous with money, obedient to the wife, and lively in bed.
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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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How potent is the fancy! People are so impressionable, they can die of imagination.
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A yokel mind loves stories from of old, Being the kind it can repeat and hold.
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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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Many a true word is spoken in jest.
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And gladly would he learn and gladly teach.
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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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He is gentle that doeth gentle deeds.
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Patience is a conquering virtue.
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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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