Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote The droghte of March hath perced to the roote. — Geoffrey Chaucer Copy Share Image
But al be that he was a philosophre, Yet hadde he but litel gold in cofre. — Geoffrey Chaucer Copy Share Image
“For if a priest be foul, on whom we trust, No wonder is a common man should rust" -The Prologue of Chaucers… — Geoffrey Chaucer Copy Share Image
“Though there was nowhere one so busy as he/ He was less busy than he seemed to be.” — Geoffrey Chaucer Copy Share Image
Whoso will pray, he must fast and be clean, And fat his soul, and make his body lean. — Geoffrey Chaucer Copy Share
The handsome gifts that fate and nature lend us Most often are the very ones that end us. — Geoffrey Chaucer Copy Share
Patience is a conquering virtue. The learned say that, if it not desert you, It vanquishes what force can never reach; Why answer back… — Geoffrey Chaucer Copy Share
“This Nicholas anon leet fle a fart As greet as it had been a thonder-dent, That with the strook he was almoost yblent; And… — Geoffrey Chaucer Copy Share
A whetstone is no carving instrument, And yet it maketh sharp the carving tool; And if you see my efforts wrongly spent, Eschew that… — Geoffrey Chaucer Copy Share
“In general, my liege lady,’ he began, ‘Women desire to have dominion Over their husbands, and their lovers too; They want to have mastery… — Geoffrey Chaucer Copy Share
Venus me yaf my lust, my like rousnesse, And Mars yaf me my sturdy hardinesse. — Geoffrey Chaucer Copy Share
“For sondry scoles maken sotile clerkis; Womman of manye scoles half a clerk is.” — Geoffrey Chaucer Copy Share
For God's love, take things patiently, have sense, Think! We are prisoners and shall always be. Fortune has given us this adversity, Some wicked… — Geoffrey Chaucer Copy Share
Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote The droghte of March hath perced to the roote. — Geoffrey Chaucer Copy Share
