Quote#Wisdom
For princis ofte, of furious hastynesse
Quote byJohn Lydgate · 1370–1450
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Fall of Princes, Bk. 3, line 3927..
English (original)
For princis ofte, of furious hastynesse, Wil cachche a quarrel, causeless in sentence, Ageyn folk absent, thouh ther be non offence.
— John Lydgate
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