Langland Quotes

#1. I kan noght parfitly my Paternoster as the preest it syngeth,But I kan rymes of Robyn Hood and Randolf Erl of Chestre.

William Langland

#2. For if hevene be on this erthe, and ese to any soule,It is in cloistre or in scole.

William Langland

#3. Manye chapeleyns arn chaste, ac charite is aweye; Are none hardere than hii whan hii ben avaunced: Unkynde to hire kyn and to alle Cristene, Chewen hire charite and chiden after moore - Swich chastite withouten charite worth cheyned in helle.

William Langland

#4. A fair feeld ful of folk fond I ther bitwene -Of alle manere of men, the meene and the riche,Werchynge and wandrynge as the world asketh.

William Langland

#5. Films are meant solely to provide entertainment. There are no lessons to be learnt and and inferences to be drawn. Has anyone become dutiful and law abiding after seeing a film that espouses these very virtues? Films can do no more than influence fashion, decor, and hairstyle trends.

Madhur Bhandarkar

#6. Who will bell the cat?

William Langland

#7. Wait! Wait!" The beggar called out from behind her. "I can see! I'm healthy!" Hilda smiled to herself, pleased. "You just took away my livelihood! Do you have any idea how hard it is out here for a healthy beggar?" The man sounded almost angry.

J.L. Langland

#8. There smites nothing so sharp, nor smelleth so sour as shame.

William Langland

#9. Where do you go when you die? Ha ha. Go on, go on and tell her, Billy."
Billy smiles. "You become a little voice in someone's ear telling them that things will be alright.

Joe Meno

#10. If we make our goal to live a life of compassion and unconditional love, then the world will indeed become a garden where all kinds of flowers can bloom and grow.

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

#11. The personal ego must be suppressed and replaced with the 'universal ego.'

Walter Russell

#12. Like father, like son: every good tree maketh good fruits.

William Langland

#13. Utopia never really is. And the perfection we seek will always disappoint.

Daniel Xiao Wang

#14. But all the wickedness in the world which man may do or think is no more to the mercy of God than a live coal dropped in the sea.

William Langland

#15. Al the povere peple tho pescoddes fetten; Benes and baken apples thei broghte in hir lappe, Chibolles and chervelles and ripe chiries manye, And profrede Piers this present to plese with Hunger.

William Langland

#16. And what a tree took away a tree shall restore

William Langland

#17. With a novel, no matter where I am in it, I'm fretting about it. Every time I write a book, it starts with great forward momentum. Then there seems to be a period where it slows down a bit, and other things intervene. Then I gain momentum.

Douglas Kennedy

#18. I get a bit gloomy when it's gloomy.

Catherine Zeta-Jones

#19. In a somer seson, whan softe was the sonne, I shoop me into shroudes as I a sheep were, In habite an heremite unholy of werkes, Went wide in this world wondres to here.

William Langland

#20. I'm a folk singer-songwriter. I am pretty poppy though.

Vance Joy

#21. And after two days in civilization we realized we could never stay for long and started to plan our next adventure.

Bob Bitchin

#22. America being behind France in upward mobility is a little bit like France being behind America in Croissants and Afternoon Sex.

Arianna Huffington

#23. I personally think if something's not a challenge there's no point doing it because you're not gonna learn much.

Cillian Murphy