But al be that he was a philosophre, / Yet hadde he but litel gold in cofre.
Canterbury Tales
General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales, an ironic observation on the Oxford Clerk's dedication to philosophy over worldly wealth.
c. 1387-1400
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