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• 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...
• He was a veray parfit gentil knight.
  -- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400) -- Canterbury Tales, Prologue, Line 72...
• For May wol have no slogardie a-night. The seson priketh every gentil herte, And maketh him out of his slepe to sterte.
  -- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400) -- The Knightes Tale, Line 1044...
• And for to see, and eek for to be seie.
  -- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400) -- The Wif of Bathes Prologue, Line 6134...
• I hold a mouses wit not worth a leke, That hath but on hole for to sterten to.
  -- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400) -- The Wif of Bathes Prologue, Line 6154...
• Full wise is he that can himselven knowe.
  -- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400) -- The Monkes Tale, Line 1449...
• To maken vertue of necessite. -- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400) -- The Knightes Tale, Line 3044
• So was hire joly whistle wel ywette. -- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400) -- The Reves Tale, Line 4153
• That field hath eyen, and the wood hath ears.
  -- Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400) -- The Knightes Tale, Line 1524...