The life so short, the craft so long to learn.The Parson
People can die of mere imagination.The Physician
The greatest scholars are not usually the wisest people.The Wife of Bath
Truth is the highest thing that man may keep.The Franklin
Forbid us something, and that thing we desire.The Nun's Priest
Then you compared a woman's love to Hell, To barren land where water will not dwell.The Miller
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.The Pardoner
No empty-handed man can lure a bird.The Reeve
The smiler with the knife under the cloak.The Knight
But Christ's lore and his apostles twelve, He taught and first he followed it himself.Geoffrey Chaucer
What is better than wisdom? Woman. And what is better than a good woman? Nothing.The Wife of Bath