500 – 1400 CE
Troubadours, epic poetry, and devotional verse across cultures.
The moving finger writes, and having writ, moves on
— Omar Khayyam
"The moving finger writes, and having writ, moves on"
People can die of mere imagination
— Geoffrey Chaucer
"People can die of mere imagination"
Time and tide wait for no man
"Time and tide wait for no man"
Drink wine. This is life eternal. This is all that youth will give you
"Drink wine. This is life eternal. This is all that youth will give you"
There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery
— Dante Alighieri
"There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery"
"Forbid us something, and that thing we desire"
"The path to paradise begins in hell"
Patience is a conquering virtue
"Patience is a conquering virtue"
Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life
"Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life"
In the middle of the journey of our life I found myself in a dark wood
"In the middle of the journey of our life I found myself in a dark wood"
Dead yesterdays and unborn tomorrows, why fret about them if today be sweet
"Dead yesterdays and unborn tomorrows, why fret about them if today be sweet"
Love, which absolves no one beloved from loving, seized me s…
"Love, which absolves no one beloved from loving, seized me so strongly with his ..."
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