I am not the rose, but I have lived near the rose.
GEOFFREY CHAUCERWomen 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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Men love newfangleness.
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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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That field hath eyen, and the wood hath ears.
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People can die of mere imagination.
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All good things must come to an end.
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The devil can only destroy those who are already on their way to damnation.
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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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Many small make a great.
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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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Look up on high, and thank the God of all.
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He is gentle that doeth gentle deeds.
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If gold rust, what then will iron do? For if a priest be foul in whom we trust/ No wonder that a common man should rust.
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Mercy surpasses justice.
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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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What is better than wisdom? Woman. And what is better than a good woman? Nothing.
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