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“There is nothing so great that I fear to do it for my friend; nothing so small that I will disdain to do it for him.”

Book:Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks

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Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks

This book compiles the aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney, offering insights into his philosophical and literary thoughts. It includes remarks that provide context and interpretation of his work, offering readers a deeper understanding of Sidney's ideas and the historical context in which they were formed. more

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Philip Sidney

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. more

“Although every organized religion works overtime to contribute its own brand of misogyny to the myth of woman-hate, woman-fear, and woman-evil, the Roman Catholic church also carries the immense power of very directly affecting women's lives everywhere by its stand against birth control and abortion, and by its use of skillful and wealthy lobbies to prevent legislative change. It is an obscenity-an all-male hierarchy, celibate or not, that presumes to rule on the lives and bodies of millions of women.”

“What if angry vectors veer Round your sleeping head, and form. There's never need to fear Violence of the poor world's abstract storm.”

Ifs World Needs Form Fear Sleep Poor Violence Mathematics Angry Rounds Storm Math Mathematical Abstract What If Vectors

Book:The Collected Poems of Robert Penn Warren

Source: The Collected Poems of Robert Penn Warren

“The fear o' hell's a hangman's whip To haud the wretch in order; But where ye feel your honour grip, Let that aye be your border.”

Feels Order Fear Hell Borders Honour Whips Hangman

Book:The Poetical Works of Robert Burns. Edited by the Rev. Robert Aris Willmott. New Edition. With Numerous Additions. [The Preface Signed: P. A. N.]

Source: The Poetical Works of Robert Burns. Edited by the Rev. Robert Aris Willmott. New Edition. With Numerous Additions. [The Preface Signed: P. A. N.]

“Fear and hope are alike underneath.”

Hope Fear

Author:Richard Ford

“For a moment, off balance, was I annoyed? Anger is always fear, I thought, and fear is always fear of loss. Would I lose myself if he made those choices? It took a second to settle down: I'd lose nothing. They'd be his wishes, not mine, and he's free to live as he wants. The loss would come if I dared force him, tried to live for him and me as well. There'd be disaster worse than life on a bar stool.”