Geoffrey Chaucer

"A woman's heart is a mystery no scholar can fully solve."

"The poor man is rich if his heart is content."

"Truth will eventually prevail, though the journey be long."

"In marriage, patience is more valuable than passion."

"The common people often possess more wisdom than the learned."

"To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides."

"Change is the only constant in the affairs of men."

"A kind word costs nothing yet is worth everything."

"The pursuit of knowledge is the noblest of endeavors."

"Fortune favors the bold and punishes the cowardly."

"Time is the greatest teacher, though its lessons are oft bitter."

"In love, as in war, all stratagems are employed."

"The heart knows truths that reason cannot comprehend."

"Freedom is the birthright of every living soul."

"A man's character is revealed in how he treats those beneath him."

"The beauty of nature surpasses all human artifice."

"Work with diligence and your fortunes shall improve."

"Dreams are the soul's way of speaking truth."

"Laughter is medicine for a troubled heart."

"Age brings wisdom but takes away speed of action."

"Justice delayed is justice denied to all who seek it."

"The written word endures when all else crumbles."

"An honest fool is preferable to a clever deceiver."

"In solitude, the mind finds its truest voice."

"The greatest strength lies in admitting one's weakness."

"Music hath charms to soothe the most troubled spirit."

"A merchant's fortune is as uncertain as the wind."

"Love makes fools of the wisest among us."

"The path to virtue is paved with small acts of goodness."

"Jealousy is a poison that harms only the drinker."