All Philip Sidney Quotes
- Often extraordinary excellence, not being rightly conceived, does rather offend than please. Conceived
- Fear is the underminer of all determinations; and necessity, the victorious rebel of all laws. All
- The scourge of life, and death's extreme disgrace, The smoke of hell,--that monster called Paine. Called
- Who shoots at the mid-day sun, though he be so sure he shall never hit the mark, yet as sure as he is, he shall… Aim
- There is little hope of equity where rebellion reigns. Equity
- What is mine, even to my life, is hers I love; but the secret of my friend is not mine! Friend
- In victory, the hero seeks the glory, not the prey. Glory
- There is no man suddenly either excellently good or extremely evil, but grows either as he holds himself up in virtue or lets himself slide… Character
- A true knight is fuller of bravery in the midst, than in the beginning of danger. Beginning
- Either I will find a way, or I will make one. Atheism
- It is the nature of the strong heart, that like the palm tree it strives ever upwards when it is most burdened. Burdened
- Fool," said my muse to me. "Look in thy heart and write. Fool
- ...music, I say, the most divine striker of the senses... Divine
- They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts. Accompanied
- The ingredients of health and long life, are great temperance, open air, easy labor, and little care. Air
- Sweet food of sweetly uttered knowledge. Food
- They love indeed who quake to say they love. Inspirational
- It is a lively spark of nobleness to descend in most favour to one when he is lowest in affliction Affliction
- If you have so earth-creeping a mind that it cannot lift itself up to look to the sky of poetry... thus much curse I must… All
- The poet nothing affirmeth and therefore never lieth. Affirmeth