John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
41 Geoffrey Chauer 1340-1400 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 41 |
| AUTHOR: | Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1340–1400) |
| QUOTATION: | The firste vertue, sone, if thou wilt lere, Is to restreine and kepen wel thy tonge. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Canterbury Tales. The Manciples Tale. Line 17281. |