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• The first mark of valor is defence.

  Philip Sidney

  Courage, Firsts, Mark

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• To be rhymed to death as is said to be done in Ireland.

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  Death, Done, Said

  'The Defence of Poesie' (1595)

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• Fortify courage with the true rampart of patience.

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  Patience

  Sir Philip Sidney, Jane Porter (1807). “Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks”, p.52

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• Provision is the foundation of hospitality, and thrift the fuel of magnificence.

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  Foundation, Fuel, Magnificence

  Sir Philip Sidney, James Hain Friswell (1867). “The Countess of Pembrokes' Arcadia ... With Notes and Introductory Essay by Hain Friswell, Etc”, p.14

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• Lovely sweetness is the noblest power of woman, and is far fitter to prevail by parley than by battle.

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  Beauty, Lovely, Battle

  Sir Philip Sidney, Jane Porter (1807). “Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks”

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• Blasphemous words betray the vain foolishness of the speaker.

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  Vain, Profanity, Betray

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• The many-headed multitude, whom inconstancy only doth by accident guide to well-doing! Who can set confidence there, where company takes away shame, and each may lay the fault upon his fellow?

  Philip Sidney

  May, Faults, Shame

  Sir Philip Sidney, Jane Porter (1807). “Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks”

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• The end of all knowledge should be in virtuous action.

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  Knowledge, Action, Ends

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• There needs not strength to be added to inviolate chastity; the excellency of the mind makes the body impregnable.

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  Mind, Needs, Body

  Sir Philip Sidney, Jane Porter (1807). “Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks”

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• The general goodness, which is nourished in noble hearts makes every one think that strength of virtue to be in another whereof they find assured foundation in themselves.

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  Heart, Thinking, Foundation

  Sir Philip Sidney, Jane Porter (1807). “Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks”, p.23

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• Indeed, the Roman laws allowed no person to be carried to the wars but he that was in the soldiers roll.

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  War, Law, Soldier

  Sir Philip Sidney, Richard Dutton (2002). “Selected Writings”, p.133, Taylor & Francis

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• Valor is abased by too much loftiness.

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  Too Much, Valor

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• I am no herald to inquire into men's pedigree; it sufficeth me if I know their virtues.

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  Men, Virtue, Pedigree

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• The day seems long, but night is odious; no sleep, but dreams; no dreams but visions strange.

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  Dream, Sleep, Night

  Sir Philip Sidney (1868). “The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia”, p.117

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• Commonly they must use their feet for defense whose only weapon is their tongue.

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  Feet, Defense, Use

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• The observances of the church concerning feasts and fasts are tolerably well kept, since the rich keep the feasts and the poor the fasts.

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  Church, Rich, Poor

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• Liking is not always the child of beauty; but whatsoever is liked, to the liker is beautiful.

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  Beauty, Beautiful, Children

  Sir Philip Sidney, Jane Porter (1807). “Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks”, p.104

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• The journey of high honor lies not in smooth ways.

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  Lying, Journey, Honor

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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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  Fall, Deceit, Firsts

  Sir Philip Sidney, Jane Porter (1807). “Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks”, p.168

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• Scoffing cometh not of wisdom.

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  Scoffing

  Sir Philip Sidney, William Gray (1829). “The Miscellaneous Works of Sir Philip Sidney, Knt: With a Life of the Author and Illustrative Notes”

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• Yet sighes, deare sighes, indeeds true friends you are
  That do not leave your left friend at the wurst,
  But, as you with my breast, I oft have nurst
  So, gratefull now, you waite upon my care.

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  True Friend, Care, Breasts

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• There is nothing sooner overthrows a weak head than opinion by authority, like too strong a liquor for a frail glass.

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  Strong, Glasses, Opinion

  Sir Philip Sidney, Jane Porter (1807). “Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks”, p.2

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• As in labor, the more one doth exercise, the more one is enabled to do, strength growing upon work; so with the use of suffering, men's minds get the habit of suffering, and all fears and terrors are not to them but as a summons to battle, whereof they know beforehand they shall come off victorious.

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  Growing Up, Exercise, Men

  Sir Philip Sidney, Jane Porter (1807). “Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks”, p.144

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• There is no dearth of charity in the world in giving, but there is comparatively little exercised in thinking and speaking.

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  Thinking, Giving, World

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• If any sensual weakness arise, we are to yield all our sound forces to the overthrowing of so unnatural a rebellion; wherein how can we want courage, since we are to deal against so feeble an adversary, that in itself is nothing but weakness? Nay, we are to resolve that if reason direct it, we must do it, and if we must do it, we will do it; for to say "I cannot" is childish, and "I will not" is womanish.

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  Yield, Sensual, Weakness

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