More Quotes by Geoffrey Chaucer
In the stars is written the death of every man.
What is better than wisdom? Woman. And what is better than a good woman? Nothing.
All good things must come to an end.
For there is one thing I can safely say: that those bound by love must obey each other if they are to keep company long. Love will not be constrained by mastery; when mastery comes, the God of love at once beats his wings, and farewell he is gone. Love is a thing as free as any spirit; women naturally desire liberty, and not to be constrained like slaves; and so do men, if I shall tell the truth.
Forbid us something, and that thing we desire.
The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.
Patience is a conquering virtue.
I am not the rose, but I have lived near the rose.
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.
Strike while the iron is hot.
