For whan men wene best to have achieved, Ful ofte it is al … - John Gower

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For whan men wene best to have achieved,
Ful ofte it is al newe to beginne:
The werre hath no thing siker, thogh he winne.

John Gower

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About John Gower

John Gower (c. 1330 – 1408) was an English poet who wrote in English, French and Latin. His most famous work is the Confessio Amantis.

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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.

Nevere yit
Was non, which half so loste his wit
Of drinke, as thei of such thing do
Which cleped is the jolif wo.

It hath and schal ben everemor
That love is maister wher he wile.

For whan men wene best to have achieved, Ful ofte it is al newe to beginne: The werre hath no thing siker, thogh he winne. - John Gower

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