“I find it most offensive that the character of Reason, whom [Jean den Meun (author of the Romance of the Rose)] himself calls the daughter of God, should put forth such a statement as ... where she says by way of a proverb that "in the war of Love it is better to deceive than be deceived." And indeed I dare say that in making that statement Jean den Meun's Reason denied her Father, for the doctrine He gave was altogether different.” LoveReasonBetrayalDeceitFalsehoodDishonestyRomance Of The Rose Book:Le Débat Sur Le Roman De La Rose Source: Le Débat Sur Le Roman De La Rose
“But froward Fortune and perverse, Whan high estatis she doth reverse, And maketh hem to tumble doun Of hir whele, with sodeyn tourn.” Romance Of The Rose Author:Anonymous