Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.
Geoffrey Chaucer
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Geoffrey Chaucer
Died: 1400
Died: October 25
Astrologer
Linguist
Lyricist
Philosopher
Poet
Politician
Translator
Writer
London
England
Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer
Long
Time
Canterbury
Craft
Crafts
Dancing
Short
Inspirational
More quotes by Geoffrey Chaucer
Time lost, as men may see, For nothing may recovered be.
Geoffrey Chaucer
The fields have eyes, and the woods have ears.
Geoffrey Chaucer
Death is the end of every worldly pain.
Geoffrey Chaucer
Women naturally desire the same six things as I they want their husbands to be brave, wise, rich, generous with money, obedient to the wife, and lively in bed.
Geoffrey Chaucer
Patience is a conquering virtue.
Geoffrey Chaucer
One eare it heard, at the other out it went.
Geoffrey Chaucer
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 Chaucer
Ther is no newe gyse that it nas old.
Geoffrey Chaucer
For tyme ylost may nought recovered be.
Geoffrey Chaucer
There's no workman, whatsoever he be, That may both work well and hastily.
Geoffrey Chaucer
And then the wren gan scippen and to daunce.
Geoffrey Chaucer
At the ches with me she (Fortune) gan to pleye With her false draughts (pieces) dyvers/She staal on me, and took away my fers. And when I sawgh my fers awaye, Allas! I kouthe no lenger playe.
Geoffrey Chaucer
The cat would eat fish but would not get her feet wet.
Geoffrey Chaucer
Who looks at me, beholdeth sorrows all, All pain, all torture, woe and all distress I have no need on other harms to call, As anguish, languor, cruel bitterness, Discomfort, dread, and madness more and less Methinks from heaven above the tears must rain In pity for my harsh and cruel pain.
Geoffrey Chaucer
. . . if gold rust, what then will iron do?/ For if a priest be foul in whom we trust/ No wonder that a common man should rust. . . .
Geoffrey Chaucer
One shouldn't be too inquisitive in life Either about God's secrets or one's wife.
Geoffrey Chaucer
Mercy surpasses justice.
Geoffrey Chaucer
The smylere with the knyf under the cloke.
Geoffrey Chaucer
That of all the floures in the mede, Thanne love I most these floures white and rede, Suche as men callen daysyes in her toune.
Geoffrey Chaucer
And so it is in politics, dear brother, Each for himself alone, there is no other.
Geoffrey Chaucer
