Nowher so bisy a man as he ther nas, And yet he semed bisier than he was.

Of studie took he most cure and most hede. Noght o word spak he more than was nede, And that was seyd in forme and reverence, And short and quik, and ful of hy…

His studie was but litel on the Bible.

For him was lever han at his beddes hed A twenty bokes, clothed in black or red, Of Aristotle, and his philosophie, Than robes riche, or fidel, or sautrie. But…

Some folks can look so busy doing nothing that they seem indispensable.

Dans toutes les professions chacun affecte une mine et un exterieur pour paraitre ce qu'il veut qu'on le croie. Ainsi on peut dire que le monde n'est compose q…

You waste the attention of your eyes, the glittering labour of your hands, and knead the dough enough for dozens of loaves of which you'll taste not a morsel; …