John Gower quotes

“A king may spille, a king may save; A king may make of lorde a knave; And of a knave a lorde also.”
-- John Gower

Source : John Gower (1857). “Confessio amantis”, p.147

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“But in proverbe I have herde say,That who that wel his werk beginneth,The rather a good end he winneth.”
-- John Gower

Source : John Gower (1857). “Confessio Amantis of John Gower”, p.4

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“For loves lawe is out of reule.”
-- John Gower

Source : John Gower (1857). “Confessio Amantis of John Gower”, p.42

“There is no deception on the part of the woman, where a man bewilders himself: if he deludes his own wits, I can certainly acquit the women. Whatever man allows his mind to dwell upon the imprint his imagination has foolishly taken of women, is fanning the flames within himself -- and, since the woman knows nothing about it, she is not to blame. For if a man incites himself to drown, and will not restrain himself, it is not the water's fault.”
-- John Gower

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“For who that noght dar undertake, Be riht he schal no profit take [For who that dare not undertake, By right he shall no profit take. i.e., Nothing ventured, nothing gained.]”
-- John Gower

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“The whole Constitution has been erected upon the assumption that the King not only is capable of doing wrong but is more likely to do wrong than other men if he is given the chance.”

“Verse 11. (They presented unto Him gifts). The people of the east never approach the presence of kings and great personages, without a present in their hands. The custom is often noticed in the Old Testament, and still prevails in the east, and in some of the newly discovered South Sea Islands.”

“After the French Revolution, it was not the treason of the king that was in question; it was the existence of the king. You have to be very careful when you judge and execute somebody for being a symbol.”

Source : "James Caan: What I've Learned". Interview with Ross Johnson, www.esquire.com. January 29, 2007.

“T's [King James Bible] subject is majesty, not tyranny, and it's political purpose was unifying and enfolding, to elide the kingliness of God with the godliness of kings, to make royal power and divine glory into one invisible garment which could be wrapped around the nation as a whole.”

“Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper.”

Source : "Million Dollar Habits: Proven Power Practices to Double and Triple Your Income". Book by Brian Tracy, May 2, 2006.

“While moral rules may be propounded by authority the fact that these were so propounded would not validate them.”

Source : "The Meaning of Life and Other Essays" by A.J. Ayer, ("The Meaning of Life"), 1990.

“You will be courteous to your elders who have explored to the point from which you may advance; and helpful to your juniors who will progress farther by reason of your labors.”

“Abu Sa'id al-Kharraz said I have never known Allah May He be exalted except through the coincidence in Him of the opposites. 'He is the First and the Last, the Apparent and the Hidden.'”

“Power, when invested in the hands of knaves or fools, generally is the source of tyranny ...”

Source : Charlotte CHARKE (1826). “A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Charlotte Charke, youngest daughter of Colley Cibber ... Written by herself. With a portrait”

“By fools, knaves fatten; by bigots, priests are well clothed; every knave finds a gull.”