And gladly would he learn and gladly teach.
GEOFFREY CHAUCERForbid us something, and that thing we desire.
More Geoffrey Chaucer Quotes
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If love be good, from whence cometh my woe?
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Patience is a conquering virtue.
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Mercy surpasses justice.
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There’s no workman, whatsoever he be, That may both work well and hastily.
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A love grown old is not the love once new.
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Every honest miller has a golden thumb.
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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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Many small make a great.
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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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What is better than wisdom? Woman. And what is better than a good woman? Nothing.
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Harde is his heart that loveth nought In May.
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In the stars is written the death of every man.
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Many a true word is spoken in jest.
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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 cannot be avenged for every wrong; according to the occasion, everyone who knows how, must use temperance.
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