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'By nature, men love newfangledness.'

'Filth and old age, I'm sure you will agree, are powerful wardens upon chastity.'

'Love is blind.'

'The greatest scholars are not usually the wisest people.'

'Time and tide wait for no man.'

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http://geoffreychaucer.org/ A Guide
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In my opinion, most of the great men of the past were only there for the beer - the wealth, prestige and grandeur that went with the power. - A J P Taylor
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