By nature, men love newfangledness.

Quote by Geoffrey Chaucer

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First he wrought, and afterward he taught.

First he wrought, and afterward he taught.

Nowhere so busy a man as he than he, and yet he seemed busier than...

Nowhere so busy a man as he than he, and yet he seemed busier than...

The greatest scholars are not usually the wisest people.

The greatest scholars are not usually the wisest people.

The guilty think all talk is of themselves.

The guilty think all talk is of themselves.

And she was fair as is the rose in May.

And she was fair as is the rose in May.

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

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

Whoso will pray, he must fast and be clean, And fat his soul, and make...

Whoso will pray, he must fast and be clean, And fat his soul, and make...

The guilty think all talk is of themselves

The guilty think all talk is of themselves

Time and tide wait for no man.

Time and tide wait for no man.

He was as fresh as is the month of May.

He was as fresh as is the month of May.

People can die of mere imagination.

People can die of mere imagination.

We know little of the things for which we pray.

We know little of the things for which we pray.

The life so short, the crafts so long to learn.

The life so short, the crafts so long to learn.

Forbid us something, and that thing we desire.

Forbid us something, and that thing we desire.

Murder will out, this my conclusion.

Murder will out, this my conclusion.

Murder will out, this my conclusion

Murder will out, this my conclusion

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.

I feel my belief in sacrifice and struggle getting stronger. I despise the kind of...

I feel my belief in sacrifice and struggle getting stronger. I despise the kind of...

These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief...

These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief...

For age is opportunity no less than youth itself, though in another dress, and as...

For age is opportunity no less than youth itself, though in another dress, and as...

Marriage is an institution and that's where a couple finish up.

Marriage is an institution and that's where a couple finish up.