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Truth is the highest thing that man may keep.
Geoffrey Chaucer
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Geoffrey Chaucer
Died: 1400
Died: October 25
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Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote The droghte of March hath perced to the roote.
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If were not foolish young, were foolish old.
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Forbid us something, and that thing we desire.
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The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.
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He is gentle that doeth gentle deeds.
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Patience is a conquering virtue.
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With emptie hands men may no haukes lure.
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The bisy larke, messager of day.
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Full wise is he that can himselven knowe.
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The guilty think all talk is of themselves.
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Soun is noght but air ybroken, And every speche that is spoken, Loud or privee, foul or fair, In his substaunce is but air For as flaumbe is but lighted smoke, Right so soun is air ybroke.
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First he wrought, and afterwards he taught.
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Yet in our ashen cold is fire yreken.
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