Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Geoffrey Chaucer Quotes: But al be that he was a philosophre, Yet hadde he but litel gold in cofre.
         

But al be that he was a philosophre, Yet hadde he but litel gold in cofre.


Geoffrey Chaucer
Check all other quotes by Geoffrey Chaucer

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Geoffrey Chaucer Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Sun. 28 Apr. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/But-al-be-that-he-was-a-602956>.





Check out


Other quotes of Geoffrey Chaucer


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

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



All good things must come to an end.

All good things must come to an end.



The devil can only destroy those who are already on their way to damnation.

The devil can only destroy those who are already on their way to damnation.



The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.

The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.



Truth is the highest thing that man may keep.

Truth is the highest thing that man may keep.



Many small make a great.

Many small make a great.



Women naturally desire the same six things as I; they want their husbands to be brave, wise, rich, generous with money, obedient to the wife, and lively in bed.

Women naturally desire the same six things as I; they want their husbands to be brave, wise, rich, generous with money, obedient to the wife, and lively in bed.



That field hath eyen, and the wood hath ears.

That field hath eyen, and the wood hath ears.




In April the sweet showers fall And pierce the drought of March to the root, and all The veins are bathed in liquor of such power As brings about the engendering of the flower.

In April the sweet showers fall And pierce the drought of March to the root, and all The veins are bathed in liquor of such power As brings about the engendering of the flower.





Other quotes you may like


Love, faith and hope can cure any ill-health.

Love, faith and hope can cure any ill-health.



They make me...they make me think of being stuck somewhere? I don't know, like weighted down, but then these patches...

They make me...they make me think of being stuck somewhere? I don't know, like weighted down, but then these patches...



'Sightseers' started off as a character comedy double act.

'Sightseers' started off as a character comedy double act.



...this new idea of cure instead of punishment, so humane in seeming, had in fact deprived the criminal of all rights and by taking away the name Punishment made the thing infinite.

...this new idea of cure instead of punishment, so humane in seeming, had in fact deprived the criminal of all rights and by taking away the name Punishment made the thing infinite.



It is not necessary to hope in order to understand, nor to succeed in order to persevere.

It is not necessary to hope in order to understand, nor to succeed in order to persevere.



Movie people are possessed by demons, but a very low form of demons.

Movie people are possessed by demons, but a very low form of demons.



Let's face it, 80 percent of the work I do my kids can't see.

Let's face it, 80 percent of the work I do my kids can't see.



We are poor in character when we think getting by is a substitute for doing our best.

We are poor in character when we think getting by is a substitute for doing our best.



I've always written at night - my working day for years was around 9pm to 2am - though I do keep more regular hours these days.

I've always written at night - my working day for years was around 9pm to 2am - though I do keep more regular hours these days.



The gods' service is tolerable, man's intolerable.

The gods' service is tolerable, man's intolerable.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "But al be that he was a philosophre, Yet hadde he but litel gold in cofre.". Author of this quote is Geoffrey Chaucer. This quote is about canterbury tales, gold, als,.