If were not foolish young, were foolish old. Geoffrey Chaucer More Quotes by Geoffrey Chaucer More Quotes From Geoffrey Chaucer And when a beest is deed, he hath no peyne; But man after his deeth moot wepe and pleyne. Geoffrey Chaucer deeds men Fie on possession, But if a man be vertuous withal. Geoffrey Chaucer possession ifs men It is nought good a sleping hound to wake. Geoffrey Chaucer hounds Whoso will pray, he must fast and be clean, And fat his soul, and make his body lean. Geoffrey Chaucer body soul literature And gladly would he learn, and gladly teach Geoffrey Chaucer ministry teach Ther is no newe gyse that it nas old. Geoffrey Chaucer I hold a mouses wit not worth a leke, That hath but on hole for to sterten to. Geoffrey Chaucer wit holes By nature, men love newfangledness. Geoffrey Chaucer invention men Pitee renneth soone in gentil herte. Geoffrey Chaucer Ek gret effect men write in place lite; Th'entente is al, and nat the lettres space. Geoffrey Chaucer space writing men I am right sorry for your heavinesse. Geoffrey Chaucer sorry The smylere with the knyf under the cloke. Geoffrey Chaucer Mordre wol out, that se we day by day. Geoffrey Chaucer The bisy larke, messager of day. Geoffrey Chaucer But, Lord Crist! whan that it remembreth me Upon my yowthe, and on my jolitee, It tickleth me aboute myn herte roote. Unto this day it dooth myn herte boote That I have had my world as in my tyme. But age, alias! that al wole envenyme, Hath me biraft my beautee and my pith. Lat go, farewel! the devel go therwith! The flour is goon, ther is namoore to telle; The bren, as I best kan, now most I selle. Geoffrey Chaucer als age world If no love is, O God, what fele I so? And if love is, what thing and which is he? If love be good, from whennes cometh my woo? If it be wikke, a wonder thynketh me Geoffrey Chaucer be-good wonder love-is First he wrought, and afterwards he taught. Geoffrey Chaucer taught teaching firsts One eare it heard, at the other out it went. Geoffrey Chaucer hearing heard He that loveth God will do diligence to please God by his works, and abandon himself, with all his might, well for to do. Geoffrey Chaucer diligence goodness might This flour of wifly patience. Geoffrey Chaucer flour
