And what is better than wisdom? Woman. And what is better than a good woman? Nothing. — Geoffrey Chaucer
And what is better than wisdom? Woman. And what is better than a good woman? Nothing.
In the original Old English
Womman. And what is bettre than a good womman? No-thing.
The Canterbury Tales · 1400
★ 2.3Provenance
Current citation
Chaucer, Geoffrey. "The Tale of Melibee." The Canterbury Tales, edited and translated by Nevill Coghill. Penguin Classics, 2003.
Original citation
Chaucer, Geoffrey. "The Tale of Melibee." The Canterbury Tales. London: William Caxton, c. 1476.