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Geoffrey Chaucer Quote - Forbid us something, and that thing we desire.

Forbid us something, and that thing we desire.

Geoffrey Chaucer

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For out of old fields, as men saith, Cometh all this new corn from year to year; And out of old books, in good faith, Cometh all this new science that men learn.
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Book Faith Field Goodness Learning Man Old Science
One cannot be avenged for every wrong; according to the occasion, everyone who knows how, must use temperance.
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Occasion Temper Wrong
Mercy surpasses justice.
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Justice Mercy One Liner
Make a virtue of necessity.
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Necessary One Liner Virtue
If gold rusts, what then can iron do?
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Gold Iron One Liner Rust Worth
He loved chivalry, Truth and honor, freedom and courtesy.
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Courtesy Freedom Love Truth
And she was fair as is the rose in May.
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Appearance Herself Love One Liner Rose
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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Born Death Empty Flow Life Myself
With empty hands men may no hauks lure.
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Advice Bird Empty Hands Man One Liner
But manly set the world on sixe and sevene; And, if thou die a martyr, go to heaven.
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Death Heaven Man World
In general, women desire to rule over their husbands and lovers, to be the authority above them.
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Authority Desire Husband Lover Position Rule Woman
Forbid us something, and that thing we desire.
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Desire Mercy
One flesh they are; and one flesh, so I’d guess, Has but one heart, come grief or happiness.
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Flesh Grief Happiness Heart Myself
Truth is the highest thing that man may keep.
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Man Truth Wisdom Worth
For in their hearts doth Nature stir them so Then people long on pilgrimage to go And palmers to be seeking foreign strands To distant shrines renowned in sundry lands.
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Distance Foreign Heart Land Nature People Pilgrimage Seek
Many a true word is spoken in jest.
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Comedy Joke One Liner Talk True Word

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