Mercy surpasses justice.
GEOFFREY CHAUCERBut Christ’s lore and his apostles twelve, He taught and first he followed it himself.
More Geoffrey Chaucer Quotes
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Patience is a conquering virtue.
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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 flesh they are; and one flesh, so I’d guess, Has but one heart, come grief or happiness.
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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 devil can only destroy those who are already on their way to damnation.
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And so it is in politics, dear brother, Each for himself alone, there is no other.
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Death is the end of every worldly pain.
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Take a cat, nourish it well with milk and tender meat, make it a couch of silk.
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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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The greatest scholars are not usually the wisest people.
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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.
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In the stars is written the death of every man.
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The cat would eat fish but would not get her feet wet.
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Make a virtue of necessity.
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He is gentle that doeth gentle deeds.
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