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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
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Geoffrey Chaucer
Died: 1400
Died: October 25
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And so it is in politics, dear brother, Each for himself alone, there is no other.
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Certes, they been lye to hounds, for an hound when he cometh by the roses, or by other bushes, though he may nat pisse, yet wole he heve up his leg and make a countenance to pisse.
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For many a pasty have you robbed of blood, And many a Jack of Dover have you sold That has been heated twice and twice grown cold. From many a pilgrim have you had Christ's curse, For of your parsley they yet fare the worse, Which they have eaten with your stubble goose For in your shop full many a fly is loose.
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One shouldn't be too inquisitive in life Either about God's secrets or one's wife.
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The life so brief, the art so long in the learning, the attempt so hard, the conquest so sharp, the fearful joy that ever slips away so quickly - by all this I mean love, which so sorely astounds my feeling with its wondrous operation, that when I think upon it I scarce know whether I wake or sleep.
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Forbid us something, and that thing we desire.
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In general, women desire to rule over their husbands and lovers, to be the authority above them.
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A whetstone is no carving instrument, And yet it maketh sharp the carving tool And if you see my efforts wrongly spent, Eschew that course and learn out of my school For thus the wise may profit by the fool, And edge his wit, and grow more keen and wary, For wisdom shines opposed to its contrary.
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Mercy surpasses justice.
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What is better than wisdom? Woman. And what is better than a good woman? Nothing.
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Ther is no newe gyse that it nas old.
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Death is the end of every worldly pain.
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And then the wren gan scippen and to daunce.
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Patience is a conquering virtue.
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But manly set the world on sixe and sevene And, if thou deye a martir, go to hevene.
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Filth and old age, I'm sure you will agree, are powerful wardens upon chastity.
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First he wrought, and afterwards he taught.
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Truth is the highest thing that man may keep.
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The gretteste clerkes been noght wisest men.
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.
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