For what the lover would, that would the beloved; what she would ask of him that should he go before to grant. Without accord such as this, love is but a bond and a constraint.

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Out of five hundred who speak glibly of love, not one can spell the first...

Out of five hundred who speak glibly of love, not one can spell the first...

If one of two lovers is loyal, and the other jealous and false, how may...

If one of two lovers is loyal, and the other jealous and false, how may...

But sweetly and discreetly love passes from person to person, from heart to heart, or...

But sweetly and discreetly love passes from person to person, from heart to heart, or...

The dead and past stories that I have told again in divers fashions, are not...

The dead and past stories that I have told again in divers fashions, are not...

I love no woman, for love is a serious business, not a jest.

I love no woman, for love is a serious business, not a jest.

He who would tell divers tales must know how to vary the tune.

He who would tell divers tales must know how to vary the tune.

Be sure that you speak with unfeigned lips.

Be sure that you speak with unfeigned lips.

Great were the lamentation and the cry when the news of this mischance was noised...

Great were the lamentation and the cry when the news of this mischance was noised...

The fool shouts loudly, thinking to impress the world.

The fool shouts loudly, thinking to impress the world.

For above all things Love means sweetness, and truth, and measure; yea, loyalty to the...

For above all things Love means sweetness, and truth, and measure; yea, loyalty to the...

Now will I rehearse before you a very ancient Breton Lay. As the tale was...

Now will I rehearse before you a very ancient Breton Lay. As the tale was...

Whosoever counts these Lays as fable, may be assured that I am not of his...

Whosoever counts these Lays as fable, may be assured that I am not of his...

Fairest and dearest, your wrath and anger are more heavy than I can bear; but...

Fairest and dearest, your wrath and anger are more heavy than I can bear; but...

There are divers men who make a great show of loyalty, and pretend to such...

There are divers men who make a great show of loyalty, and pretend to such...

Discretion of speech is more than eloquence; and to speak agreeably to him with whom...

Discretion of speech is more than eloquence; and to speak agreeably to him with whom...

Discretion is the polite word for hypocrisy

Discretion is the polite word for hypocrisy

By placing discretion in the hands of an official to grant or deny a license,...

By placing discretion in the hands of an official to grant or deny a license,...

Perish discretion when it interferes with duty

Perish discretion when it interferes with duty

Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties...

Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties...

Depart from discretion when it interferes with duty.

Depart from discretion when it interferes with duty.