Philip Sidney Quotes
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Thinking nurseth thinking.
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Great captains do never use long orations when it comes to the point of execution.
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Reason cannot show itself more reasonable than to cease reasoning on things above reason.
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Hope itself is a pain, while it is overmatched by fear.
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The scourge of life, and death's extreme disgrace, The smoke of hell,--that monster called Paine.
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Blasphemous words betray the vain foolishness of the speaker.
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Often extraordinary excellence, not being rightly conceived, does rather offend than please.
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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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The ingredients of health and long life, are great temperance, open air, easy labor, and little care.
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A dull head thinks of no better way to show himself wise, than by suspecting everything in his way.
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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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Every present occasion will catch the senses of the vain man; and with that bridle and saddle you may ride him.
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The truly great and good, in affliction, bear a countenance more princely than they are wont; for it is the temper of the highest hearts, like the palm-tree, to strive most upwards when it is most burdened.
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A noble cause doth ease much a grievous case.
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All is but lip-wisdom which wants experience.
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Open suspecting of others comes of secretly condemning ourselves.
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A churlish courtesy rarely comes but either for gain or falsehood.
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Courage ought to be guided by skill, and skill armed by courage. Neither should hardiness darken wit, nor wit cool hardiness. Be valiant as men despising death, but confident as unwonted to be overcome.
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For the uttering sweetly and properly the conceit of the mind, English hath it equally with any other tongue in the world.
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Those lovers scorn whom that love doth possess? Do they call virtue there ungratefulness?
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So, then, the best of the historian is subject to the poet; for whatsoever action or faction, whatsoever counsel, policy, or war-stratagem the historian is bound to recite, that may the poet, if he list, with his imitation make his own, beautifying it both for further teaching and more delighting, as it pleaseth him; having all, from Dante’s Heaven to his Hell, under the authority of his pen.
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Ring out your bells! Let mourning show be spread! For Love is dead.
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A brave captain is as a root, out of which, as branches, the courage of his soldiers doth spring.
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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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What is mine, even to my life, is hers I love; but the secret of my friend is not mine!
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Ambition, like love, can abide no lingering; and ever urgeth on his own successes, hating nothing but what may stop them.
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Woman was formed to admire; man to be admirable. His are the glories of the sun at noonday; hers the softened splendors of the midnight moon.
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Doing good is the only certainly happy action of a man's life.
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Provision is the foundation of hospitality, and thrift the fuel of magnificence.
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There is little hope of equity where rebellion reigns.
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