Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer, known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages and was the first poet to be buried in Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Geoffrey Chaucer quotes about
spiritual heart journey
For in their hearts doth Nature stir them so Then people long on pilgrimage to go And palmers to be seeking foreign strands To distant shrines renowned in sundry lands.
murder conclusion
Murder will out, this my conclusion.
death stars men
In the stars is written the death of every man.
running lap want
Everybody wants to go to the Super Bowl. Nobody wants to run laps.
husband desire lovers
In general, women desire to rule over their husbands and lovers, to be the authority above them.
littles
In love there is but little rest.
might diligence goodness
He that loveth God will do diligence to please God by his works, and abandon himself, with all his might, well for to do.
jolly
So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.
blessed believe men
Men sholde nat knowe of Goddes pryvetee Ye, blessed be alwey, a lewed man That noght but oonly his believe kan! So ferde another clerk with astromye, He walked in the feelds, for to prye Upon the sterres, what ther sholde bifalle, Til he was in a marle-pit yfalle.
jest true-words
Many a true word is spoken in jest
eye woods fields
The fields have eyes, and the woods have ears.
littles busy found
Great peace is found in little busy-ness.
als appearance
Hyt is not al golde that glareth.
ale
And brought of mighty ale a large quart.