Geoffrey Chaucer
greatest scholar wisest people
“the greatest scholars are not usually the wisest people”
― Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400)
gold rust iron
“If gold rusts, what then can iron do?”
― Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400)
forbid desire
“Forbid Us Something and That Thing we Desire”
― Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400)
potent fancy people impressionable die imagination
“How potent is the fancy! People are so impressionable, they can die of imagination.”
― Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400)
time tide wait no man
“Time and Tide wait for no man”
― Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400)
priest foul trust common man rust
“For if a priest be foul, on whom we trust,
No wonder is a common man should rust"
― Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400)
devil destroy way damnation
"The devil can only destroy those who are already on their way to damnation."
― Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400)
good things end
"All good things must come to an end."
― Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400)
true word spoken jest
"Many a true word is spoken in jest"
― Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400)
peace busy-ness
"Great peace is found in little busy-ness."
― Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400)
latter end joy woe
"The latter end of joy is woe."
― Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400)