“Nevere yitWas non, which half so loste his witOf drinke, as thei of such thing doWhich cleped is the jolif wo.”John Gower Confessio AmantisBk. 6, line 31. 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.
“The beauté faye upon her faceNon erthly thing it may desface.”John Gower Confessio AmantisBk. 4, line 1321. Confessio Amantis