“But all the wickedness in the world which man may do or think is no more to the mercy of God than a live coal dropped in the sea.””
Quotes by William Langland
“Necessity has no law.””
“And what a tree took away a tree shall restore””
The Vision of Piers Plowman
“In a somer seson whan soft was the sonneI shope me in shroudes as I a shepe were,In habite as an heremite vnholy of workes,Went wyde in þis worlde wondres to here.””
Piers Plowman: Selections from the B-text
“detraction. He made his living by slander and””
Piers the Ploughman
“whoso wilneth hire to wif, for welthe of hire goodesbut he be knowe for a cokewold, kut of my nose!””
Piers Plowman
“So Faith is a loyal helper, and above Law and Logic; for in the Lives of the Saints Logic and Law are little esteemed, unless they have Faith to support them.””
“It is better to search our sins than to find out the nature of things.””
William Langland
William Langland was a 14th-century English poet best known for his allegorical work, 'The Vision of Piers Ploughman.' Written in the form of a dream vision, this poem explores themes of social justic...