Right so as whil that iren is hoot men sholden smyte,
Right so men sholde wreken hir wronges whil that they been fresshe and newe.
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Tale of Melibee. The young people urge Melibee to go to war. Just so as while that iron is hot men should smite, just so men should avenge their wrongs while they are fresh and new, they say.