Some quotes include:
"Patience is a conquering virtue"
- Geoffrey Chaucer
“The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.”
- Geoffrey Chaucer, The Parliament of Birds
“What is better than wisdom? Woman. And what is better than a good woman? Nothing.”
- <span>Geoffrey Chaucer</span>
I think the answer is started
There are several different writing styles that shows the irrationality of human existence, but one of the more popular ones is "ironic" which has a bit of a "bite" to it.