“What is a lond wher men ben none?What ben the men whiche are aloneWithoute a kinges governance?What is a king in his ligance,Wher that ther is no lawe in londe?What is to take lawe on honde,Bot if the jugges weren trewe?”John Gower Confessio AmantisBk. 7, line 2695. Confessio Amantis
“For whan men wene best to have achieved,Ful ofte it is al newe to beginne:The werre hath no thing siker, thogh he winne.”John Gower "In Praise of Peace", line 117.
“Bot for men sein, and soth it is,That who that al of wisdom writIt dulleth ofte a mannes witTo him that schal it aldai rede,For thilke cause, if that ye rede,I wolde go the middel weieAnd wryte a bok betwen the tweie,Somwhat of lust, somewhat of lore.”John Gower Confessio AmantisPrologue, line 12. Confessio Amantis