I Hold A Mouses Wit Not Worth A Leke, That Hath But On Hole For To Sterten To.

And for to see, and eek for to be seie.
-- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400) -- The Wif of Bathes Prologue, Line 6134...
That he is gentil that doth gentil dedis.
-- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400) -- The Wif of Bathes Tale, Line 6752...
Loke who that is most vertuous alway, Prive and apert, and most entendeth ay To do the gentil dedes that he can, And take him for the gretest gentilman.
-- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400) -- The Wif of Bathes Tale, Line 6695...
Whanne that April with his shoures sote The droughte of March hath perced to the rote.
-- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400) -- Canterbury Tales, Prologue, Line 1...
That field hath eyen, and the wood hath ears.
-- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400) -- The Knightes Tale, Line 1524...
A Clerk ther was of Oxenforde also.
-- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400) -- Canterbury Tales, Prologue, Line 287...
And gladly wolde he lerne, and gladly teche.
-- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400) -- Canterbury Tales, Prologue, Line 310...
And of his port as meke as is a mayde.
-- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400) -- Canterbury Tales, Prologue, Line 69...
And yet he had a thomb of gold parde.
-- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400) -- Canterbury Tales, Prologue, Line 565...