One cannot be avenged for every wrong; according to the occasion, everyone who knows how, must use temperance.
GEOFFREY CHAUCERMany small make a great.
More Geoffrey Chaucer Quotes
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But Christ’s lore and his apostles twelve, He taught and first he followed it himself.
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All good things must come to an end.
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He who accepts his poverty unhurt I’d say is rich although he lacked a shirt. But truly poor are they who whine and fret and covet what they cannot hope to get.
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One shouldn’t be too inquisitive in life Either about God’s secrets or one’s wife.
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The greatest scholars are not usually the wisest people.
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Time lost, as men may see, For nothing may recovered be.
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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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Habit maketh no monk, ne wearing of gilt spurs maketh no knight.
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That field hath eyen, and the wood hath ears.
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Truth is the highest thing that man may keep.
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The fields have eyes, and the woods have ears.
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Woe to the cook whose sauce has no sting.
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He is gentle that doeth gentle deeds.
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He loved chivalry, Truth and honor, freedom and courtesy.
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The guilty think all talk is of themselves.
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