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They love indeed who quake to say they love.

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Philip Sidney
Age: 31 †
Born: 1554
Born: November 30
Died: 1586
Died: October 17
Diplomat
Military Personnel
Novelist
Poet
Politician
Kent
England
Sir Philip Sidney
Indeed
Love
Life
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In the truly great, virtue governs with the sceptre of knowledge.
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Love, one time, layeth burdens another time, giveth wings.
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It is no less vain to wish death than it is cowardly to fear it.
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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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Fearfulness, contrary to all other vices, maketh a man think the better of another, the worse of himself.
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The general goodness, which is nourished in noble hearts makes every one think that strength of virtue to be in another whereof they find assured foundation in themselves.
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Great captains do never use long orations when it comes to the point of execution.
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Plato found fault that the poets of his time filled the world with wrong opinions of the gods, making light tales of that unspotted essence, and therefore would not have the youth depraved with such opinions.
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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?
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Ring out your bells! Let mourning show be spread! For Love is dead.
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There is no man suddenly either excellently good or extremely evil, but grows either as he holds himself up in virtue or lets himself slide to viciousness.
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