He loved chivalry, Truth and honor, freedom and courtesy.
GEOFFREY CHAUCERYet 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.
More Geoffrey Chaucer Quotes
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One flesh they are; and one flesh, so I’d guess, Has but one heart, come grief or happiness.
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Full wise is he that can himself know.
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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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The cat would eat fish but would not get her feet wet.
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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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In the stars is written the death of every man.
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Great peace is found in little busy-ness.
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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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A love grown old is not the love once new.
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He is gentle that doeth gentle deeds.
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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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Filth and old age, I’m sure you will agree, are powerful wardens upon chastity.
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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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There’s never a new fashion but it’s old.
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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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