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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.
Geoffrey Chaucer
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Geoffrey Chaucer
Died: 1400
Died: October 25
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But all thing which that shineth as the gold Ne is no gold, as I have herd it told.
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