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Philip Sidney, born on November 30, 1554, and died on October 17, 1586, was a prominent poet, playwright, and critic during the English Renaissance. His works are renowned for their elegant style and profound thought, leaving a lasting impact on literature.

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Famous Philip Sidney Quotes

“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 to viciousness.”

Men Character Evil Grows Virtue Wickedness Slides

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Sir Philip Sidney (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Sir Philip Sidney (Illustrated)

“It depends on education--that holder of the keys which the Almighty hath put into our hands--to open the gates which lead to virtue or to vice, to happiness or misery.”

Hands Education Virtue Keys Depends Misery Vices Gates Almighty

Book:Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks

Source: Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks

“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.”

Thinking Heart Virtue Goodness Foundation Noble Assured Credulity

Book:Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks

Source: Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks

“Men are almost always cruel in their neighbors' faults; and make others' overthrow the badge of their own ill-masked virtue.”

Men Virtue Faults Ill Neighbor Badges

Book:Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks

Source: Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks

“We become willing servants to the good by the bonds their virtues lay upon us.”

Virtue Willing Lays Servant Servitude

Book:Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks

Source: Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks

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

Mind Virtue Clear Hiding Treason Hiding Place Clear Minds

Book:Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks

Source: Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks

“I willingly confess that it likes me better when I find virtue in a fair lodging than when I am bound to seek it in an ill-favored creature.”

Virtue Creatures Fairs Bounds Ill Likes

Book:Sir Philip Sidney: Selected Prose and Poetry

Source: Sir Philip Sidney: Selected Prose and Poetry

“In the truly great, virtue governs with the sceptre of knowledge.”

Book:Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks

Source: Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks

“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.”

World Heaven Virtue Heavenly Virtuous Worldly Worldliness

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“Those lovers scorn whom that love doth possess? Do they call virtue there ungratefulness?”

Virtue Lovers Scorn

Book:Sir Philip Sidney: Selected Prose and Poetry

Source: Sir Philip Sidney: Selected Prose and Poetry

“To be ambitious of true honor and of the real glory and perfection of our nature is the very principle and incentive of virtue; but to be ambitious of titles, place, ceremonial respects, and civil pageantry, is as vain and little as the things are which we court”

Inspirational Littles Real Principles Virtue Honor Ambition Glory Perfection Court Vain Titles Ambitious Incentives Pageantry

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

Ifs Knows Men Virtue Pedigree

Author:Philip Sidney