Geoffrey Chaucer Quote

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"人生苦短，学艺漫长。"

Translations

“Forbid us something, and that thing we desire”

Geoffrey Chaucer

“He who covets is a poor man because he wants so many things ”

“Radix malorum est cupiditas”

“For love is blynd alday and may nat see”

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