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21 Geoffrey Chaucer Quotes About Life (LOVE)

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Top 10 Most Famous Geoffrey Chaucer Quotes (BEST)

Truth is the highest thing that man may keep.
Truth is the highest thing that man may keep.
Patience is a conquering virtue.
Patience is a conquering virtue.
Time and tide wait for no man.
Time and tide wait for no man.
The life so short, the crafts so long to learn.
The life so short, the crafts so long to learn.
All good things must come to an end.
All good things must come to an end.
Youth may outrun the old, but not outwit.
Youth may outrun the old, but not outwit.
What is better than wisdom? Woman. And what is better than a good woman? Nothing.
What is better than wisdom? Woman. And what is better than a good woman? Nothing.
Women desire six things: They want their husbands to be brave, wise, rich, generous, obedient to wife, and lively in bed.
Women desire six things: They want their husbands to be brave, wise, rich, generous, obedient to wife, and lively in bed.
We know little of the things for which we pray.
We know little of the things for which we pray.
Whoso will pray, he must fast and be clean, And fat his soul, and make his body lean.
Whoso will pray, he must fast and be clean, And fat his soul, and make his body lean.

11 Inspirational Geoffrey Chaucer Quotes About Life (CANTERBURY TALES)

The devil can only destroy those who are already on their way to damnation.
The devil can only destroy those who are already on their way to damnation.
The greatest scholars are not usually the wisest people.
The greatest scholars are not usually the wisest people.
Many small make a great.
Many small make a great.
No empty handed man can lure a bird.
No empty handed man can lure a bird.
Mercy surpasses justice.
Mercy surpasses justice.
If gold rusts, what then can iron do?
If gold rusts, what then can iron do?
How potent is the fancy! People are so impressionable, they can die of imagination.
How potent is the fancy! People are so impressionable, they can die of imagination.
First he wrought, and afterward he taught.
First he wrought, and afterward he taught.
The guilty think all talk is of themselves.
The guilty think all talk is of themselves.
Woe to the cook whose sauce has no sting.
Woe to the cook whose sauce has no sting.
Filth and old age, I'm sure you will agree, are powerful wardens upon chastity.
Filth and old age, I’m sure you will agree, are powerful wardens upon chastity.

Geoffrey Chaucer Short Biography

Born on 1342/43 in London, England, Geoffrey Chaucer was a poet who wrote The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories about the journey of a group of pilgrims.

In 1357, Chaucer became a page to the household of Elizabeth de Burgh and in 1359, traveled with Prince Lionel during the Hundred Years’ War as part of the English Army.

What happened to Chaucer after these events are uncertain, but historians believe that he continued to travel and had gone on a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela.

After some time, accounts claim that Chaucer became an esquire to the court of Edward III after completing his studies in law. It is noted that Chaucer had a successful career as a poet in King Edward III’s royal court.

Chaucer is recognized for his many contributions to the English language. He is credited as the first person to link Valentine’s Day with romantic love, which was referenced in his poem Parliament of Fowls (1382).

Chaucer is most famous for his work on The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories written in Middle English and was published in 1392.

Geoffrey Chaucer is also known for introducing Rhyme Royal, a rhyming stanza form, to English poetry.

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Here are the best Geoffrey Chaucer quotes so you can enjoy the art of storytelling and realize the impact of it has on our society.

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The Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales

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