Philip Sidney Quotes

They love indeed who quake to say they love.

As the love of the heavens makes us heavenly, the love of virtue virtuous, so doth the love of the world make one become worldly.

Remember always, that man is a creature whose reason is often darkened with error.

For the uttering sweetly and properly the conceit of the mind, English hath it equally with any other tongue in the world.

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.

Blasphemous words betray the vain foolishness of the speaker.

Many delight more in giving of presents than in paying their debts.

Contentions for trifles can get but a trifling victory.

Open suspecting of others comes of secretly condemning ourselves.

Take thou of me, sweet pillowes, sweetest bed; A chamber deafe of noise, and blind of light, A rosie garland and a weary hed.

What is mine, even to my life, is hers I love; but the secret of my friend is not mine!

A brave captain is as a root, out of which, as branches, the courage of his soldiers doth spring.

Vice is but a nurse of agonies.

You will never live to my age without you keep yourselves in breath with exercise, and in heart with joyfulness.

In the clear mind of virtue treason can find no hiding-place.

Ambition thinks no face so beautiful as that which looks from under a crown.

In the performance of a good action, we not only benefit ourselves, but we confer a blessing upon others.

Much more may a judge overweigh himself in cruelty than in clemency.

Valor is abased by too much loftiness.

Unlawful desires are punished after the effect of enjoying; but impossible desires are punished in the desire itself.

The journey of high honor lies not in smooth ways.

Since bodily strength is but a servant to the mind, it were very barbarous and preposterous that force should be made judge over reason.

Doing good is the only certainly happy action of a man's life.

Great is not great to the greater.

Hope itself is a pain, while it is overmatched by fear.

Whether your time calls you to live or die, do both like a prince.

Sweet food of sweetly uttered knowledge.

It is against womanhood to be forward in their own wishes.

Remember that in all miseries lamenting becomes fools, and action, wise folk.

Often extraordinary excellence, not being rightly conceived, does rather offend than please.

It is no less vain to wish death than it is cowardly to fear it.

Truth is the ground of science, the centre wherein all things repose, and is the type of eternity.

With a tale, forsooth, he cometh unto you; with a tale which holdeth children from play, and old men from the chimney corner.

Approved valor is made precious by natural courtesy.

Courage without discipline is nearer beastliness than manhood.

High-erected thoughts seated in the heart of courtesy.

He travels safe and not unpleasantly who is guarded by poverty and guided by love.

Ring out your bells! Let mourning show be spread! For Love is dead.

There have been many most excellent poets that have never versified, and now swarm many versifiers that need never answer to the name of poets.

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

Fortify courage with the true rampart of patience.

The best legacy I can leave my children is free speech, and the example of using it.

Fear is far more painful to cowardice than death to true courage.

Honor, thou strong idol of man's mind.

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

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

Sweet speaking oft a currish heart reclaims.

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

A noble heart, like the sun, showeth its greatest countenance in its lowest estate.

There is a certain delicacy which in yielding conquers; and with a pitiful look makes one find cause to crave help one's self.