Geoffroi De Charny > Quotes

“Thus it should appear to everyone that the best pastime of all is to be often in good company, far from unworthy men and from unworthy activities from which no good can come.”
― Geoffroi De Charny, A Knight's Own Book of Chivalry

“Knights ought to be humble among their friends, proud and bold against their foes, tender and merciful towards those who need assistance, cruel avengers against their enemies, and pleasant and amiable with all others.”
― Geoffroi De Charny

“From arrogance grow many branches from which evils come, so many as may cause the loss of soul and body, honor and wealth.”
― Geoffroi De Charny, A Knight's Own Book of Chivalry

“But if it so happens that you find good food and drink, partake of them gladly and sufficiently but not to excess, for men of worth say that one should not live in order to eat, but one should eat in order to live, for no one should eat so much that he is too full, nor drink so much that he is drunk.”
― Geoffroi De Charny, A Knight's Own Book of Chivalry

“They may be surprised to find how tough a warrior code the chivalry of medieval times was and how much it valued sheer prowess.”
― Geoffroi De Charny, A Knight's Own Book of Chivalry

“It is quite the opposite for those who want to win honor, for they adapt to the seasons: when it is cold, they endure the cold, and when it is hot, they put up with the heat. And they are prepared to accept all this for the great pleasure they experience in winning honor and in living honorably.”
― Geoffroi De Charny

“And while the cowards have a great desire to live and a great fear of dying, it is quite the contrary for the men of worth who do not mind whether they live or die, provided that their life be good enough for them to die with honor. And this is evident in the strange and perilous adventures which they seek.”
― Geoffroi De Charny, A Knight's Own Book of Chivalry