The fields have eyes, and the woods have ears.
GEOFFREY CHAUCERThat field hath eyen, and the wood hath ears.
More Geoffrey Chaucer Quotes
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There’s no workman, whatsoever he be, That may both work well and hastily.
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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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My house is small, but you are learned men And by your arguments can make a place Twenty foot broad as infinite as space.
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He is gentle that doeth gentle deeds.
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Harde is his heart that loveth nought In May.
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Yet do not miss the moral, my good men. For Saint Paul says that all that’s written well Is written down some useful truth to tell. Then take the wheat and let the chaff lie still.
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In love there is but little rest.
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A yokel mind loves stories from of old, Being the kind it can repeat and hold.
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Habit maketh no monk, ne wearing of gilt spurs maketh no knight.
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In the stars is written the death of every man.
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Patience is a conquering virtue.
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All good things must come to an end.
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Mercy surpasses justice.
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The cat would eat fish but would not get her feet wet.
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