20 Quotations by Sir Philip Sidney
- 1. A true knight is fuller of bravery in the midst, than in the beginning of danger.
- 2. Alexander received more bravery of mind by the pattern of Achilles, than by hearing the definition o ...
- 3. All is but lip-wisdom which wants experience.
- 4. Come Sleep! Oh Sleep, the certain knot of peace, the baiting-place of wit, the balm of woe, the poor ...
- 5. Commonly they must use their feet for defense whose only weapon is their tongue.
- 6. Doing good is the only certainly happy action of a man's life.
- 7. Each excellent thing, once learned, serves for a measure of all other knowledge
- 8. Fearfulness, contrary to all other vices, maketh a man think the better of another, the worse of him ...
- 9. In forming a judgment, lay your hearts void of foretaken opinions; else, whatsoever is done or said, ...
- 10. It is great happiness to be praised of them who are most praiseworthy.
- 11. It is the nature of the strong heart, that like the palm tree it strives ever upwards when it is mos ...
- 12. Men are made stronger on realization that the helping hand they need is at the end of their own arm.
- 13. No sword bites so fiercly as an evil tongue.
- 14. Open suspecting of others comes of secretly condemning ourselves.
- 15. The ingredients of health and long life, are great temperance, open air, easy labor, and little care ...
- 16. The only disadvantage of an honest heart is credulity.
- 17. They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts.
- 18. Thus, with child to speak, and helpless in my throes, biting my truant pen, beating myself for spite ...
- 19. To be ambitious of true honor, of the true glory and perfection of our natures, is the very principl ...
- 20. With a tale, for sooth, he cometh unto you; with a tale which holdeth children from play, and old me ...
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