The heavens do not send good haps in handfuls; but let us pick out our good by little, and with care, from out much bad, that still our little world may know its king. Philip Sidney More Quotes by Philip Sidney More Quotes From Philip Sidney 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. Philip Sidney evil character men In victory, the hero seeks the glory, not the prey. Philip Sidney victory glory hero What is mine, even to my life, is hers I love; but the secret of my friend is not mine! Philip Sidney secrecy secret life-is Reason! how many eyes hast thou to see evils, and how dim, nay, blind, thou art in preventing them. Philip Sidney eye evil art A brave captain is as a root, out of which, as branches, the courage of his soldiers doth spring. Philip Sidney veterans-day leadership spring There is nothing evil but what is within us; the rest is either natural or accidental. Philip Sidney evil natural It is a lively spark of nobleness to descend in most favour to one when he is lowest in affliction Philip Sidney sparks affliction sympathy They love indeed who quake to say they love. Philip Sidney quake love-life life For as much as to understand and to be mighty are great qualities, the higher that they be, they are so much the less to be esteemed if goodness also abound not in the possessor. Philip Sidney quality greatness goodness My true-love hath my heart, and I have his, Philip Sidney missing heart life Sweet food of sweetly uttered knowledge. Philip Sidney food sweet knowledge High honor is not only gotten and born by pain and danger, but must be nursed by the like, else it vanisheth as soon as it appears to the world. Philip Sidney pain honor world Since bodily strength is but a servant to the mind, it were very barbarous and preposterous that force should be made judge over reason. Philip Sidney dueling judging mind 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 Philip Sidney real ambition inspirational Courage without discipline is nearer beastliness than manhood. Philip Sidney manhood discipline courage Men are almost always cruel in their neighbors' faults; and make others' overthrow the badge of their own ill-masked virtue. Philip Sidney faults virtue men Commonly they must use their feet for defense whose only weapon is their tongue. Philip Sidney defense use feet Fearfulness, contrary to all other vices, maketh a man think the better of another, the worse of himself. Philip Sidney fear men past Ambition, like love, can abide no lingering; and ever urgeth on his own successes, hating nothing but what may stop them. Philip Sidney like-love hate ambition Come Sleep! Oh Sleep, the certain knot of peace, the baiting-place of wit, the balm of woe, the poor man's wealth, the prisoner's release, the indifferent judge between the high and low. Philip Sidney insomnia sleep peace
