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Ring out your bells! Let mourning show be spread! For Love is dead.

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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
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What is birth to a man if it shall be a stain to his dead ancestors to have left such an offspring?
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Take thou of me, sweet pillowes, sweetest bed A chamber deafe of noise, and blind of light, A rosie garland and a weary hed.
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As the love of the heavens makes us heavenly, the love of virtue virtuous, so doth the love of the world make one become worldly.
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The truly great man is as apt to forgive as his power is able to revenge.
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Whatever comes out of despair cannot bear the title of valor, which should be lifted up to such a height that holding all things under itself, it should be able to maintain its greatness, even in the midst of miseries.
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The lightsome countenance of a friend giveth such an inward decking to the house where it lodgeth, as proudest palaces have cause to envy the gilding.
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To be rhymed to death as is said to be done in Ireland.
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No is no negative in a woman's mouth.
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Liking is not always the child of beauty but whatsoever is liked, to the liker is beautiful.
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Approved valor is made precious by natural courtesy.
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He travels safe and not unpleasantly who is guarded by poverty and guided by love.
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Fear is far more painful to cowardice than death to true courage.
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Since bodily strength is but a servant to the mind, it were very barbarous and preposterous that force should be made judge over reason.
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Courage without discipline is nearer beastliness than manhood.
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