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Life is short. Art long. Opportunity is fleeting. Expierience treacherous. Judgement difficult. - Geoffrey Chaucer
" "Life is short. Art long. Opportunity is fleeting. Expierience treacherous. Judgement difficult.
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About Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343 – October 25, 1400) was an English author, poet, philosopher, bureaucrat (courtier), and diplomat. Chaucer is most famous as the author of The Canterbury Tales. He is sometimes credited with being the first author to demonstrate the artistic legitimacy of the vernacular English language, rather than French or Latin.
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