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He travels safe and not unpleasantly who is guarded by poverty and guided by love.
Philip Sidney
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Philip Sidney
Age: 31 †
Born: 1554
Born: November 30
Died: 1586
Died: October 17
Diplomat
Military Personnel
Novelist
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Kent
England
Sir Philip Sidney
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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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My thoughts, imprisoned in my secret woes, with flamy breaths do issue oft in sound.
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A popular license is indeed the many-headed tyrant.
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He whom passion rules, is bent to meet his death.
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A noble heart, like the sun, showeth its greatest countenance in its lowest estate.
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Love, one time, layeth burdens another time, giveth wings.
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Like the air-invested heron, great persons should conduct themselves and the higher they be, the less they should show.
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It is the nature of the strong heart, that like the palm tree it strives ever upwards when it is most burdened.
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What is mine, even to my life, is hers I love but the secret of my friend is not mine!
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Courage without discipline is nearer beastliness than manhood.
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It is a great happiness to be praised of them that are most praise-worthy.
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Cupid makes it his sport to pull the warrior's plum.
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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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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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