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
sports warrior flirting
Cupid makes it his sport to pull the warrior's plum.
happiness great-happiness praiseworthy
It is great happiness to be praised of them who are most praiseworthy.
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Commonly they must use their feet for defense whose only weapon is their tongue.
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Fearfulness, contrary to all other vices, maketh a man think the better of another, the worse of himself.
honesty heart advantages-and-disadvantages
The only disadvantage of an honest heart is credulity.
affection
No decking sets forth anything so much as affection.
self abandon
Who will adhere to him that abandons himself?
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A brave captain is as a root, out of which, as branches, the courage of his soldiers doth spring.
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Open suspecting of others comes of secretly condemning ourselves.
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Alexander received more bravery of mind by the pattern of Achilles, than by hearing the definition of fortitude.
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The end of all knowledge should be in virtuous action.
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Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you.
men virtue pedigree
I am no herald to inquire into men's pedigree; it sufficeth me if I know their virtues.
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A noble heart, like the sun, showeth its greatest countenance in its lowest estate.