phrases, quotes, aphorisms
A Clerk ther was of Oxenford also. Work
A Clerk ther was of Oxenford also.
For dronkenesse is verray sepulture Of mannes wit and his discrecioun. Wisdom
For dronkenesse is verray sepulture Of mannes wit and his discrecioun.
Ful wys is he that kan hymselven knowe! Wisdom
Ful wys is he that kan hymselven knowe!
The gretteste clerkes been noght the wisest men. Wisdom
The gretteste clerkes been noght the wisest men.
She wolde wepe, if that she saugh a mous Kaught in a trappe, if it were deed or bledde. Sadness
She wolde wepe, if that she saugh a mous Kaught in a trappe, if it were deed or bledde.
Unknowe, unkist, and lost, that is unsought. Sadness
Unknowe, unkist, and lost, that is unsought.
For nakid as a worm was she. Poverty
For nakid as a worm was she.
Servant in love and lord in marriage. Marriage
Servant in love and lord in marriage.
One shouldn't be too inquisitive in lifeEither about God's secrets or one's wife. Marriage
One shouldn't be too inquisitive in lifeEither about God's secrets or one's wife.
They take it wisly, faire, and softe. Love
They take it wisly, faire, and softe.
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