Maxioms by Geoffrey Chaucer
One eare it heard, at the other out it went.
One eare it heard, at the other out it went.
The false lapwynge, full of trecherye.
The false lapwynge, full of trecherye.
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.
I am not the rose, but I have lived near the rose.
[Fr., Je ne suis pas la rose, read more
I am not the rose, but I have lived near the rose.
[Fr., Je ne suis pas la rose, mais j'ai vecu pres d'elle.]
It is not good a sleping hound to wake.
It is not good a sleping hound to wake.
