Maxioms by Geoffrey Chaucer
Hyt is not al golde that glareth.
Hyt is not al golde that glareth.
The jelous swan, agens hire deth that syngith.
The jelous swan, agens hire deth that syngith.
Thanne is it wysdom, as thynketh me,
To maken vertu of necessite,
And take it weel, that read more
Thanne is it wysdom, as thynketh me,
To maken vertu of necessite,
And take it weel, that we may not eschu,
And namely that that to us alle is due.
It is nought good a sleeping hound wake.
It is nought good a sleeping hound wake.
Many a smale maketh a grate.
Many a smale maketh a grate.
