About Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer, born around 1340-1343 in London, England, was an English poet, author, and diplomat, often regarded as the "Father of English Literature." He played a crucial role in developing Middle English as a literary language. His works, rich in wit, social commentary, and vivid storytelling, have influenced English literature for centuries.
231 Powerful Geoffrey Chaucer Quotes to Inspire You
Here are 231 Powerful quotes by Geoffrey Chaucer on various topics to inspire you.
8. “Who looks at me, beholdeth sorrows all, All pain, all torture, woe and all distress; I have no need on other harms to call, As anguish, languor, cruel bitterness, Discomfort, dread, and madness more and less; Methinks from heaven above the tears must rain In pity for my harsh and cruel pain.”
Geoffrey Chaucer
Sorrow, Pain, Suffering, Despair, Lamentation
11. “Though it be so that no man can accurately tell the number of the twigs and the evils that come from Pride, yet will I show you a part of them, as you shall understand. There is Disobedience, Boasting, Hypocrisy, Contempt, Arrogance, Impudence, Swelling of Heart, Insolence, Elation, Impatience, Haughtiness, Presumption, Irreverence, Obstinacy, Vainglory, and many another twig that I can not declare.”
Geoffrey Chaucer Pride, Arrogance, Sin, Character Flaws, Vanity
17. “The life so brief, the art so long in the learning, the attempt so hard, the conquest so sharp, the fearful joy that ever slips away so quickly – by all this I mean love, which so sorely astounds my feeling with its wondrous operation, that when I think upon it I scarce know whether I wake or sleep.”
Geoffrey Chaucer Love, Learning, Passion, Uncertainty, Transience
23. “Another Sin of Lechery is to bereave a Maiden of her maidenhead, for he who does so, certainly, casts a Maiden out of the highest degree that exists in this present life, and deprives her of that precious fruit that the Book calls the “Hundred Fruits.” I can not say it in any other way in English, but in Latin it is called Centesimus fructus.”
Geoffrey Chaucer Chastity, Sin, Virtue, Moral Dilemma, Consequences
30. “Wherever they go, men may know these Alchemists by the smell of brimstone. For all the world, they stink as does a goat. Their reek is so pungent and so rancid that, though a man be a mile from them, the foul stench will infect him, trust me.”
Geoffrey Chaucer Alchemy, Deception, Superstition, False Knowledge, Mistrust
