The greatest scholars are not usually the wisest people.

Quote by Geoffrey Chaucer

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

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

Murder will out, this my conclusion.

Murder will out, this my conclusion.

And she was fair as is the rose in May.

And she was fair as is the rose in May.

First he wrought, and afterward he taught.

First he wrought, and afterward he taught.

The guilty think all talk is of themselves

The guilty think all talk is of themselves

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...

She loved right from the first sight

She loved right from the first sight

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.

We know little of the things for which we pray.

We know little of the things for which we pray.

Love is blind.

He was as fresh as is the month of May.

He was as fresh as is the month of May.

The guilty think all talk is of themselves.

The guilty think all talk is of themselves.

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

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

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...

People can die of mere imagination.

People can die of mere imagination.

Time and tide wait for no man.

Time and tide wait for no man.

Murder will out, this my conclusion

Murder will out, this my conclusion

Maybe this is why so many serial killers work in pairs. It's nice not to...

Maybe this is why so many serial killers work in pairs. It's nice not to...

Murder is commoner among cooks than among members of any other profession

Murder is commoner among cooks than among members of any other profession

Murder is not the crime of criminals, but that of law-abiding citizens.

Murder is not the crime of criminals, but that of law-abiding citizens.