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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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It many times falls out that we deem ourselves much deceived in others because we first deceived ourselves.
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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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Blasphemous words betray the vain foolishness of the speaker.
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Unlawful desires are punished after the effect of enjoying but impossible desires are punished in the desire itself.
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What doth better become wisdom than to discern what is worthy the living.
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It is no less vain to wish death than it is cowardly to fear it.
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A popular license is indeed the many-headed tyrant.
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The ingredients of health and long life, are great temperance, open air, easy labor, and little care.
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Friendship is made fast by interwoven benefits.
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Fortify courage with the true rampart of patience.
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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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Fear is far more painful to cowardice than death to true courage.
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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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But words came halting forth, wanting Invention's stay Invention, Nature's child, fled stepdame Study's blows And others' feet still seemed but strangers in my way. Thus, great with child to speak, and helpless in my throes, Biting my truant pen, beating myself for spite: Fool, said my Muse to me, look in thy heart, and write.
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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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It is against womanhood to be forward in their own wishes.
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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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A noble cause doth ease much a grievous case.
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For as much as to understand and to be mighty are great qualities, the higher that they be, they are so much the less to be esteemed if goodness also abound not in the possessor.
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Music, I say, the most divine striker of the senses.
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