For time lost may not recovered be.
GEOFFREY CHAUCERHabit maketh no monk, ne wearing of gilt spurs maketh no knight.
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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The fields have eyes, and the woods have ears.
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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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In general, women desire to rule over their husbands and lovers, to be the authority above them.
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All good things must come to an end.
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Make a virtue of necessity.
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A yokel mind loves stories from of old, Being the kind it can repeat and hold.
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If were not foolish young, were foolish old.
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Every honest miller has a golden thumb.
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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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Certain, when I was born, so long ago, Death drew the tap of life and let it flow; And ever since the tap has done its task, And now there’s little but an empty cask.
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Time and tide wait for no man.
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Full wise is he that can himself know.
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Woe to the cook whose sauce has no sting.
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Patience is a conquering virtue.
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