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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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Philip Sidney
Age: 31 †
Born: 1554
Born: November 30
Died: 1586
Died: October 17
Diplomat
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Novelist
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Kent
England
Sir Philip Sidney
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Alexander
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Bravery

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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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Happiness is a sunbeam, which may pass though a thousand bosoms without losing a particle of its original ray.
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