Men are almost always cruel in their neighbors' faults; and make others' overthrow the badge of their own ill-masked virtue. — Philip Sidney Badges Copy Share Image
The ingredients of health and long life, are great temperance, open air, easy labor, and little care. — Philip Sidney Air Copy Share Image
What is mine, even to my life, is hers I love; but the secret of my friend is not mine! — Philip Sidney Friendship Copy Share Image
Reason cannot show itself more reasonable than to cease reasoning on things above reason. — Philip Sidney Cease Copy Share Image
You will never live to my age without you keep yourselves in breath with exercise, and in heart with joyfulness. — Philip Sidney Age Copy Share Image
Since bodily strength is but a servant to the mind, it were very barbarous and preposterous that force should be made judge… — Philip Sidney Dueling Copy Share Image
Often extraordinary excellence, not being rightly conceived, does rather offend than please. — Philip Sidney Doe Copy Share Image
For the uttering sweetly and properly the conceit of the mind, English hath it equally with any other tongue in the world. — Philip Sidney Conceit Copy Share Image
If any sensual weakness arise, we are to yield all our sound forces to the overthrowing of so unnatural a rebellion; wherein… — Philip Sidney Adversaries Copy Share Image
There have been many most excellent poets that have never versified, and now swarm many versifiers that need never answer to the… — Philip Sidney Answers Copy Share Image
As well the soldier dieth who standeth still as he that gives the bravest onset. — Philip Sidney Battle Copy Share Image
Remember always, that man is a creature whose reason is often darkened with error. — Philip Sidney Creatures Copy Share Image
Courage ought to be guided by skill, and skill armed by courage. Neither should hardiness darken wit, nor wit cool hardiness. Be… — Philip Sidney Courage Copy Share Image
A dull head thinks of no better way to show himself wise, than by suspecting everything in his way. — Philip Sidney Better way Copy Share Image
So, then, the best of the historian is subject to the poet; for whatsoever action or faction, whatsoever counsel, policy, or war-stratagem… — Philip Sidney Action Copy Share Image
The truly great man is as apt to forgive as his power is able to revenge. — Philip Sidney Able Copy Share Image
My true-love hath my heart, and I have his, By just exchange, one for the other given; I hold his dear, and… — Philip Sidney Bargains Copy Share Image
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… — Philip Sidney Biting Copy Share Image
