Forbid us something, and that thing we desire.

Quote by Geoffrey Chaucer

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And she was fair as is the rose in May.

And she was fair as is the rose in May.

Murder will out, this my conclusion

Murder will out, this my conclusion

Women desire six things: They want their husbands to be brave, wise, rich, generous, obedient...

Women desire six things: They want their husbands to be brave, wise, rich, generous, obedient...

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.

There's never a new fashion but it's old.

There's never a new fashion but it's old.

Murder will out, this my conclusion.

Murder will out, this my conclusion.

The guilty think all talk is of themselves.

The guilty think all talk is of themselves.

First he wrought, and afterward he taught.

First he wrought, and afterward he taught.

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.

By nature, men love newfangledness.

By nature, men love newfangledness.

He was as fresh as is the month of May.

He was as fresh as is the month of May.

What is Love? Alright. You know how when you're listening to music from another room,...

What is Love? Alright. You know how when you're listening to music from another room,...

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 guilty think all talk is of themselves

The guilty think all talk is of themselves

Love is blind.

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

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

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.

The greatest scholars are not usually the wisest people.

The greatest scholars are not usually the wisest people.

Time and tide wait for no man.

Time and tide wait for no man.