Geoffrey Chaucer — "For of his speche, which that he herde of old, / He was a verray Epicurien."

"Ther is no difference, by my fey, Bitwixe a wys man and a fool, but this: The fool is glad, and the wys man is sorweful."

"And yet he was to hym a greet encressour. / Noon auditour koude on his word so wel / Have caught hym in his sleighte, ne in his trayne."

"For goddes sake, taak al in pacience Our lordes hestes, and his ordinaunce."

"And al was fals, but that I have herd say."

"For, God it woot, men may wel often fynde A lordes sone do shame and vileynye; And he that wole han pris of his gentrye, For he was boren of a gentil hous, And hadde hise eldres noble and vertuous, An…"