And when a beest is deed, he hath no peyne; But man after his deeth moot wepe and pleyne.

Abstinence is approved of God.

Truth is the highest thing that man may keep.

And gladly wolde he lerne, and gladly teche.

The lyf so short, the craft so longe to lerne. Th' assay so hard, so sharp the conquerynge, The dredful joye, alwey that slit so yerne; Al this mene I be love... For out of olde feldes, as men seith, Cometh al this new corn fro yeer to yere; And out of olde bokes, in good feith, Cometh al this newe science that men lere.

Fie on possession, But if a man be vertuous withal.

Whoso will pray, he must fast and be clean, And fat his soul, and make his body lean.