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.
GEOFFREY CHAUCERAnd so it is in politics, dear brother, Each for himself alone, there is no other.
More Geoffrey Chaucer Quotes
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For out of old fields, as men saith, Cometh all this new corn from year to year; And out of old books, in good faith, Cometh all this new science that men learn.
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There’s never a new fashion but it’s old.
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Time and tide wait for no man.
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And she was fair as is the rose in May.
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In the stars is written the death of every man.
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A yokel mind loves stories from of old, Being the kind it can repeat and hold.
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The guilty think all talk is of themselves.
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Full wise is he that can himself know.
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If a man really loves a woman, of course he wouldn’t marry her for the world if he were not quite sure that he was the best person she could possibly marry.
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Truth is the highest thing that man may keep.
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Abstinence is approved of God.
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Look up on high, and thank the God of all.
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Time lost, as men may see, For nothing may recovered be.
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Mercy surpasses justice.
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He is gentle that doeth gentle deeds.
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