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It is against womanhood to be forward in their own wishes.

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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
Wishes
Forward
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Womanhood
Delicacy

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No is no negative in a woman's mouth.
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Open suspecting of others comes of secretly condemning ourselves.
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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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Fearfulness, contrary to all other vices, maketh a man think the better of another, the worse of himself.
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In victory, the hero seeks the glory, not the prey.
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Give tribute, but not oblation, to human wisdom.
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And thou my minde aspire to higher things Grow rich in that which never taketh rust.
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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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In forming a judgment, lay your hearts void of foretaken opinions else, whatsoever is done or said, will be measured by a wrong rule like them who have jaundice, to whom everything appears yellow.
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Confidence in one's self is the chief nurse of magnanimity, which confidence, notwithstanding, doth not leave the care of necessary furniture for it and therefore, of all the Grecians, Homer doth ever make Achilles the best armed.
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Inquisitiveness is an uncomely guest.
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Either I will find a way, or I will make one.
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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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There is nothing so great that I fear to do it for my friend nothing so small that I will disdain to do it for him.
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