Maxioms by Geoffrey Chaucer
It is nought good a sleeping hound wake.
It is nought good a sleeping hound wake.
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.
For oute of olde feldys, as men sey,
Comyth al this newe corn from yere to yere;
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For oute of olde feldys, as men sey,
Comyth al this newe corn from yere to yere;
And out of old bokis, in good fey,
Comyth al this newe science that men lere.