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