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It is cruelty in war that buyeth conquest.

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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
Conquest
Cruelty
War

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Weigh not so much what men assert, as what they prove. Truth is simple and naked, and needs not invention to apparel her comeliness.
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Some are unwisely liberal, and more delight to give presents than to pay debts.
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