221 Quotes by Philip Sidney

The scourge of life, and death's extreme disgrace, The smoke of hell,--that monster called Paine.

The observances of the church concerning feasts and fasts are tolerably well kept, since the rich keep the feasts and the poor the fasts.

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

Fool," said my muse to me. "Look in thy heart and write.

Who shoots at the mid-day sun, though he be so sure he shall never hit the mark, yet as sure as he is, he shall shoot higher than he who aims at a bush.

No is no negative in a woman's mouth.

It many times falls out that we deem ourselves much deceived in others because we first deceived ourselves.

Like the air-invested heron, great persons should conduct themselves; and the higher they be, the less they should show.

There is little hope of equity where rebellion reigns.