More quotes by John Gower
He that well his warke beginneth
The rather a good ende he winneth.
A king may spille, a king may save;
A king may make of lorde a knave;
And of a knave a lorde also.
The beauté faye upon her face
Non erthly thing it may desface.
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Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,
And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind.
To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.
Not for the body, but for the heart; companion and company are needed.
Love seldom haunts the breast where learning lies,
And Venus sets ere Mercury can rise.
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