500 – 1400 CE
Troubadours, epic poetry, and devotional verse across cultures.
A loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and thou beside me singing in the wilderness
— Omar Khayyam
"A loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and thou beside me singing in the wilderness"
Forbid us something, and that thing we desire
— Geoffrey Chaucer
"Forbid us something, and that thing we desire"
Patience is a conquering virtue
"Patience is a conquering virtue"
Time and tide wait for no man
"Time and tide wait for no man"
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"
The path to paradise begins in hell
— Dante Alighieri
"The path to paradise begins in hell"
There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery
"There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery"
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"
Love, which absolves no one beloved from loving, seized me so strongly with his charm that it still ...
"Love, which absolves no one beloved from loving, seized me so strongly with his ..."
People can die of mere imagination
"People can die of mere imagination"
The moving finger writes, and having writ, moves on
"The moving finger writes, and having writ, moves on"
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"
