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Whatever comes out of despair cannot bear the title of valor, which should be lifted up to such a height that holding all things under itself, it should be able to maintain its greatness, even in the midst of miseries.

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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
Even
Misery
Lifted
Things
Despair
Title
Greatness
Titles
Bears
Maintain
Whatever
Height
Comes
Holding
Cannot
Midst
Miseries
Able
Bear
Valor

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