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It is a great happiness to be praised of them that are most praise-worthy.
Philip Sidney
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Philip Sidney
Age: 31 †
Born: 1554
Born: November 30
Died: 1586
Died: October 17
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Kent
England
Sir Philip Sidney
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Who shoots at the mid-day sun, though he be so sure he shall never hit the mark, yet as sure as he is, he shall shoot higher than he who aims at a bush.
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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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Truth is the ground of science, the centre wherein all things repose, and is the type of eternity.
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