"The Canterbury Tales" Quotes
A group of pilgrims tell stories to pass the time on their journey to Canterbury.
classics | 532 pages | Published in 2003
Quotes
And gladly would he learn and gladly teach.
learningteaching
Forbid us something, and that thing we desire.
desire
The greatest scholars are not usually the wisest people.
wisdomscholarship
Better to be lowly born, and range with humble livers in content, than to be perked up in a glistering grief, and wear a golden sorrow.
contentmenthumility
Love is blind.
love
The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.
learning
He was a veray, parfit gentil knight.
knightchivalry
Time and tide wait for no man.
timepatience
Patience is a conquering virtue.
patience
All good things must come to an end.
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