“Whoso will pray, he must fast and be clean, And fat his soul, and make his body lean.”
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Famous Geoffrey Chaucer Quotes
Source: The Canterbury tales
“There's no workman, whatsoever he be, That may both work well and hastily.”
“People can die of mere imagination.”
Source: The Canterbury tales
“Filth and old age, I'm sure you will agree, are powerful wardens upon chastity.”
Source: The Canterbury tales
“Who then may trust the dice, at Fortune's throw?”
Source: The Canterbury tales
“I gave my whole heart up, for him to hold.”
Source: The Canterbury tales
