Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
He that loveth God will do diligence to please God by his works, and abandon himself, with all his might, well for to do.
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
Goodness
Works
Please
Wells
Might
Well
Diligence
Abandon
More quotes by Geoffrey Chaucer
Truth is the highest thing that man may keep.
Geoffrey Chaucer
I gave my whole heart up, for him to hold.
Geoffrey Chaucer
Who then may trust the dice, at Fortune's throw?
Geoffrey Chaucer
In love there is but little rest.
Geoffrey Chaucer
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.
Geoffrey Chaucer
In April the sweet showers fall And pierce the drought of March to the root, and all The veins are bathed in liquor of such power As brings about the engendering of the flower.
Geoffrey Chaucer
For tyme ylost may nought recovered be.
Geoffrey Chaucer
How potent is the fancy! People are so impressionable, they can die of imagination.
Geoffrey Chaucer
He is gentle that doeth gentle deeds.
Geoffrey Chaucer
Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote The droghte of March hath perced to the roote.
Geoffrey Chaucer
The handsome gifts that fate and nature lend us Most often are the very ones that end us.
Geoffrey Chaucer
The smylere with the knyf under the cloke.
Geoffrey Chaucer
With emptie hands men may no haukes lure.
Geoffrey Chaucer
The fields have eyes, and the woods have ears.
Geoffrey Chaucer
Look up on high, and thank the God of all.
Geoffrey Chaucer
Death is the end of every worldly pain.
Geoffrey Chaucer
If were not foolish young, were foolish old.
Geoffrey Chaucer
I am not the rose, but I have lived near the rose.
Geoffrey Chaucer
Alas, alas, that ever love was sin! I ever followed natural inclination Under the power of my constellation And was unable to deny, in truth, My chamber of Venus to a likely youth.
Geoffrey Chaucer
Nowhere so busy a man as he there was And yet he seemed busier than he was.
Geoffrey Chaucer