Not done a quote post for a couple of years, may not do another for a while. But time was on my mind today and as Chaucer said…

And yes you probably didn’t know that was Chaucer, as his quotes, much like those of that old hack from Stratford on Avon have submerged so deeply into the lexicon of the English language as to become part of its very nature. It is surprising just how much Chaucer reflects modernity which it to say how little humanity has changed in the 600 years since Geoffrey made a name for himself with bawdy stories dressed up in respectable clothes…

The guilty think all talk is of themselves. ~ Chaucer

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

Women desire six things: They want their husbands to be brave, wise, rich, generous, obedient to wife, and lively in bed. ~ Chaucer

By nature, men love newfangledness.~ Chaucer

Forbid us something, and that thing we desire ~ Chaucer

Love is blind. ~ Chaucer

There’s never a new fashion but it’s old. ~ Chaucer

The greatest scholars are not usually the wisest people. ~ Chaucer