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I am not the rose, but I have lived near the rose.

Geoffrey Chaucer

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Geoffrey Chaucer
Died: 1400
Died: October 25
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One cannot scold or complain at every word. Learn to endure patiently, or else, as I live and breathe, you shall learn it whether you want or not.
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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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