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Geoffrey Chaucer was an English poet, writer, and philosopher, renowned for his seminal work 'The Canterbury Tales'. Born in 1343, Chaucer lived through the transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, serving in various roles such as a courtier, diplomat, and civil servant. His writings reflect the social and cultural shifts of his era.

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Famous Geoffrey Chaucer Quotes

“Remember in the forms of speech comes change Within a thousand years, and words that then Were well esteemed, seem foolish now and strange; And yet they spake them so, time and again, And thrived in love as well as any men; And so to win their loves in sundry days, In sundry lands there are as many ways.”

Men Way Years Wells Seems Remember Form Winning Land Strange Thousand Speech Foolish Thousand Years

Book:Troilus and Cressida

Source: Troilus and Cressida

“He that loveth God will do diligence to please God by his works, and abandon himself, with all his might, well for to do.”

Wells Might Please Goodness Gods Will Abandon Diligence

Book:The Canterbury Tales of Chaucer: To which are Added an Essay on His Language and Versification, and an Introductory Discourse, Togeher with Notes and a Glossary

Source: The Canterbury Tales of Chaucer: To which are Added an Essay on His Language and Versification, and an Introductory Discourse, Togeher with Notes and a Glossary

“Yet do not miss the moral, my good men. For Saint Paul says that all that’s written well Is written down some useful truth to tell. Then take the wheat and let the chaff lie still.”

Men Wells Stills Lying Moral Written Missing Saint Good Man Wheat Canterbury Saint Paul Canterbury Tales

Book:The Canterbury tales

Source: The Canterbury tales

“There's no workman, whatsoever he be, That may both work well and hastily.”

Wells May Literature Workmen

Author:Geoffrey Chaucer

“Take a cat, nourish it well with milk and tender meat, make it a couch of silk.”

Wells Cat Meat Milk Couches Silk

Book:The Canterbury tales

Source: The Canterbury tales

“'My lige lady, generally,' quod he, 'Wommen desyren to have sovereyntee As well over hir housbond as hir love.'”

Love Wells

Book:The Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer: The Canterbury tales (Text)

Source: The Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer: The Canterbury tales (Text)

About the Author

Born: 1343
Died: October 25, 1400
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 181

Books & Sources

The Canterbury talesRelated source material

Delphi Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer (Illustrated)Related source material

Troilus and CressidaRelated source material

Canterbury TalesRelated source material

Canterbury Tales (selected)Related source material

The Miller's Prologue and TaleRelated source material

The Poetical Works of Geoffrey ChaucerRelated source material

Troilus and CriseydeRelated source material

The Canterbury Tales of Chaucer: To which are Added an Essay on His Language and Versification, and an Introductory Discourse, Togeher with Notes and a GlossaryRelated source material

The Canterbury Tales: From the Text and with the Notes and Glossary of Thomas Tyrwhitt : Condensed and Arranged Under the TextRelated source material

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