262 Quotes by Geoffrey Chaucer

The devil can only destroy those who are already on their way to damnation.

Loke who that is most vertuous alway, Prive and apert, and most entendeth ay To do the gentil dedes that he can, And take him for the gretest gentilman.

Mordre wol out, that se we day by day.

Truth is the highest thing that man may keep.

For many a pasty have you robbed of blood, And many a Jack of Dover have you sold That has been heated twice and twice grown cold. From many a pilgrim have you had Christ's curse, For of your parsley they yet fare the worse, Which they have eaten with your stubble goose; For in your shop full many a fly is loose.

Woe to the cook whose sauce has no sting.

Hyt is not al golde that glareth.

And gladly wolde he lerne, and gladly teche.

Thus with hir fader for a certeyn space Dwelleth this flour of wyfly pacience, That neither by hir wordes ne hir face Biforn the folk, ne eek in her absence, Ne shewed she that hir was doon offence.