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.
GEOFFREY CHAUCERFilth and old age, I’m sure you will agree, are powerful wardens upon chastity.
More Geoffrey Chaucer Quotes
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All good things must come to an end.
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Time and tide wait for no man.
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The guilty think all talk is of themselves.
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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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Men love newfangleness.
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Filth and old age, I’m sure you will agree, are powerful wardens upon chastity.
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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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Great peace is found in little busy-ness.
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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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People can die of mere imagination.
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The devil can only destroy those who are already on their way to damnation.
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Mercy surpasses justice.
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Truth is the highest thing that man may keep.
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In love there is but little rest.
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Make a virtue of necessity.
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