Tao Te Ching

“Chaucer's lively wit and unforgettable poetry gave to twice-told tales a new life... Chaucer's rich contribution to the human comedy... bears witness to the unconventional, and perhaps disreputable, character of his work... he wrote the first great poem in the English language in the interstices of a busy public life.”

— Daniel J. Boorstin 1914 – 2004 CE
American intellectual Paul Revere
from Creators: Heroes of the Imagination