Chrétien de Troyes Quotes

I don't give a fistful of ashes!

The most delightful and choicest pleasure is that which is hinted at, but never told.

Doit chascuns panser et antandreA bien dire et a bien aprandre ;Qu'il est louable de s'appliquerà bien dire et à bien enseigner.

He who spends all his time amassing wealth is a slave to it.

When it hurts and destroys its follower, Love is worse than Hatred.

A good silence never harmed anyone but speaking often causes harm.

Veáis precisado a combatir con algún caballero, acordaos de lo que ahora os quiero decir y rogar: si vos lo vencéis, de modo que él ya no pueda defenderse de vos ni oponérseos y se vea obligado a pone...

He who wants to do more than he is able must admit defeat or retire.

Et celui de la charrette reste plongé dans ses penséesTout comme une personne privée de force et de défenseContre Amour qui le maintient sous sa juridiction ;Sa méditation est d'une intensité telleQu'...

One cannot love with the eyes alone.

What the eyes do not see can never pain the heart.

But many have to look on in silence at what distresses them.

I'd rather be torn limb from limb than have our love remembered like that of Tristan and Isolde, which has become a source of mockery and makes me ashamed to talk of it. I could never agree to lead th...

I have not been given the name Soredamors for nothing. I must love and I must be loved, and I wish to prove this by my name, if I can reason it out. It is significant that the first part of my name is...

The man who goes quickly by the direct road passes the man who strays from the path.

You who are wise in the ways of Love, who faithfully adhere to the customs and usages of his court and have never violated his injunctions no matter what the consequences, tell me: is it possible to b...

For sorrow to which one gives voice is worth nothing if it does not touch the heart.

Lovers do not realize what they are doing when they conceal their feelings from one another. It is not easy to love, and if you do not boldly build a strong foundation, you cannot hope to build succes...

Potem dobywa nagiego i przetrzymawszy chwilkę w dłoni wkłada z powrotem do pochwy. Wiedzcie, że pięknie mu z mieczem u boku, a jeszcze piękniej – z mieczem w dłoni.

Because no one has ever seen a woman behave so wrongly as to ask a man to love her, unless she were more deranged than the next person. I would be a proven fool if I ever spoke a word that would bring...