Philip Sidney
Philip Sidney
Sir Philip Sidneywas an English poet, courtier, scholar, and soldier, who is remembered as one of the most prominent figures of the Elizabethan age. His works include Astrophel and Stella, The Defence of Poesy, and The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth30 November 1554
may faults shame
The many-headed multitude, whom inconstancy only doth by accident guide to well-doing! Who can set confidence there, where company takes away shame, and each may lay the fault upon his fellow?
wise minerva virtuous
O you virtuous owle, The wise Minerva's only fowle.
patience
Fortify courage with the true rampart of patience.
love poverty safe
He travels safe and not unpleasantly who is guarded by poverty and guided by love.
vain profanity betray
Blasphemous words betray the vain foolishness of the speaker.
reading government gathering
It is manifest that all government of action is to be gotten by knowledge, and knowledge best, by gathering many knowledges, which is reading.
reason shows cease
Reason cannot show itself more reasonable than to cease reasoning on things above reason.
art eye evil
Reason! how many eyes hast thou to see evils, and how dim, nay, blind, thou art in preventing them.
generosity giving delight
Some are unwisely liberal, and more delight to give presents than to pay debts.
wise men judging
To the disgrace of men it is seen that there are women both more wise to judge what evil is expected, and more constant to bear it when it happens.
life love-life quake
They love indeed who quake to say they love.
greatness greater
Great is not great to the greater.
mind tongue world
For the uttering sweetly and properly the conceit of the mind, English hath it equally with any other tongue in the world.
silence slides silent
Shallow brooks murmur most, deep and silent slide away.