Geoffrey Chaucer

"Without imagination, we are trapped in the world as it is, unable to envision what might be."

"Technology should liberate humanity, not enslave it to machines."

"Those ignorant of history are condemned to repeat its tragedies."

"Philosophy teaches us to question our most fundamental assumptions."

"Literature allows us to live a thousand lives and understand a thousand hearts."

"True politics serves the common good, not the enrichment of the few."

"War is the failure of wisdom and the triumph of folly."

"Sustained motivation comes only from alignment with one's deepest values."

"Those inspired by great examples become themselves examples for others."

"Relationships reveal to us our own capacities for growth and transformation."

"In solitude we discover who we are apart from the judgments of others."

"The life so short, the craft so long to learn."

"For love is the greatest thing of all."

"A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on."

"What is better than wisdom? Woman. And what is better than a good woman? Nothing."

"Flee fleshly lust, that slays the very soul."

"The greatest scholars are not always the wisest men."

"Fear of death is worse than death itself."

"There is no greater joy than to see another's suffering eased."

"Whoso hath heart to speak his mind truly is a wise man."

"In the spring, when sweet showers awaken desire, the heart knows its purpose."

"A merchant must be sharp of wit and quick in judgment."

"The fault is in the stars, not in ourselves."

"Patience conquers all obstacles in time."

"A true friend is worth more than gold."

"Knowledge without practice is but an empty vessel."

"The remedy of all blunders is love."

"Good deeds are never wasted, though the world may not see them."

"In darkness, hope is the truest light."

"Bitter words spoken in anger are seldom regretted by all."