The greatest scholars are not usually the wisest people.

There's no workman, whatsoever he be, That may both work well and hastily.

'My lige lady, generally,' quod he, 'Wommen desyren to have sovereyntee As well over hir housbond as hir love.'

If a man really loves a woman, of course he wouldn't marry her for the world if he were not quite sure that he was the best person she could possibly marry.

Make a virtue of necessity.

But manly set the world on sixe and sevene; And, if thou deye a martir, go to hevene.

So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.