More Quotes by Geoffrey Chaucer
I am not the rose, but I have lived near the rose.
What is better than wisdom? Woman. And what is better than a good woman? Nothing.
The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.
Patience is a conquering virtue.
Forbid us something, and that thing we desire.
Many a true word is spoken in jest
In the stars is written the death of every man.
The devil can only destroy those who are already on their way to damnation.
Strike while the iron is hot.
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.