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• The first mark of valor is defence.

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  Courage, Firsts, Mark

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

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  Love, Safe, Poverty

  Sir Philip Sidney, Jane Porter (1807). “Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks”, p.162

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• 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.

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  Moon, Men, Quality

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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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• 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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• Sweet speaking oft a currish heart reclaims.

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  Sweet, Heart, Gentleness

  Philip Sidney, Katherine Duncan-Jones (1999). “The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia (The Old Arcadia)”, p.132, Oxford University Press, USA

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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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• Laws are not made like lime-twigs or nets, to catch everything that toucheth them; but rather like sea-marks, to guide from shipwreck the ignorant passenger.

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  Sea, Law, Ignorant

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

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• Our poor eyes were so enriched as to behold, and our low hearts so exalted as to love, a maid who is such, that as the greatest thing the world can show is her beauty, so the least thing that may be praised in her is her beauty.

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  Heart, Eye, Her Beauty

  Sir Philip Sidney (1868). “The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia”, p.4

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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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• 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 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?

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  May, Faults, Shame

  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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• 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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• Valor is abased by too much loftiness.

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  Too Much, Valor

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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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• 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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• Who will adhere to him that abandons himself?

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  Self, Abandon

  Sir Philip Sidney, Jane Porter (1807). “Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks”, p.100

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• Inquisitiveness is an uncomely guest.

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  Guests

  Sir Philip Sidney, Jane Porter (1807). “Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks”, p.217

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• There is little hope of equity where rebellion reigns.

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  Littles, Reign, Rebellion

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

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