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The greatest scholars are not usually the wisest people.
Geoffrey Chaucer
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Geoffrey Chaucer
Died: 1400
Died: October 25
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Fo lo, the gentil kind of the lioun! For when a flye offendeth him or byteth, He with his tayl awey the flye smyteth Al esily, for, of his genterye, Him deyneth net to wreke him on a flye, As cloth a curre or elles another beste.
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Murder will out, this my conclusion.
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This world nys but a thurghfare ful of wo, And we been pilgrymes, passynge to and fro.
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For tyme ylost may nought recovered be.
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Patience is a conquering virtue. The learned say that, if it not desert you, It vanquishes what force can never reach Why answer back at every angry speech? No, learn forbearance or, I'll tell you what, You will be taught it, whether you will or not.
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