Maxioms by Geoffrey Chaucer
Every honest miller has a golden thumb.
Every honest miller has a golden thumb.
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.
The life so short, the crafts so long to learn.
The life so short, the crafts so long to learn.
Certes, they been lye to hounds, for an hound when he cometh by the roses, or by other bushes, though read more
Certes, they been lye to hounds, for an hound when he cometh by the roses, or by other bushes, though he may nat pisse, yet wole he heve up his leg and make a countenance to pisse.