Philip Sidney
Honor, thou strong idol of man's mind.Collection: Strong
The best legacy I can leave my children is free speech, and the example of using it.Collection: Children
The judgment of the world stands upon matter of fortune.Collection: World
To the disgrace of men it is seen that there are women both more wise to judge what evil is expected, and more constant to bear it when it happens.Collection: Wise
How violently do rumors blow the sails of popular judgments! How few there be that can discern between truth and truth-likeness, between shows and substance!Collection: Blow
A noble cause doth ease much a grievous case.Collection: Noble
As the fertilest ground, must be manured, so must the highest flying wit have a Daedalus to guide him.Collection: Education
Happiness is a sunbeam, which may pass though a thousand bosoms without losing a particle of its original ray.Collection: Rays
A noble heart, like the sun, showeth its greatest countenance in its lowest estate.Collection: Heart
There is a certain delicacy which in yielding conquers; and with a pitiful look makes one find cause to crave help one's self.Collection: Self
All is but lip-wisdom which wants experience.Collection: Experience
Some are unwisely liberal, and more delight to give presents than to pay debts.Collection: Generosity
With a tale, forsooth, he cometh unto you; with a tale which holdeth children from play, and old men from the chimney corner.Collection: Children
Approved valor is made precious by natural courtesy.Collection: Courtesy
High-erected thoughts seated in the heart of courtesy.Collection: Heart
Unlawful desires are punished after the effect of enjoying; but impossible desires are punished in the desire itself.Collection: Desire
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.Collection: Education
There have been many most excellent poets that have never versified, and now swarm many versifiers that need never answer to the name of poets.Collection: Names
You will never live to my age without you keep yourselves in breath with exercise, and in heart with joyfulness.Collection: Heart
Often extraordinary excellence, not being rightly conceived, does rather offend than please.Collection: Excellence
Whether your time calls you to live or die, do both like a prince.Collection: Duty
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.Collection: Character
Like the air-invested heron, great persons should conduct themselves; and the higher they be, the less they should show.Collection: Greatness
Fool," said my muse to me. "Look in thy heart and write.Collection: Writing
Doing good is the only certainly happy action of a man's life.Collection: Men
I seek no better warrant than my own, conscience.Collection: My Own
In the clear mind of virtue treason can find no hiding-place.Collection: Mind
It is against womanhood to be forward in their own wishes.Collection: Wish
Sweet food of sweetly uttered knowledge.Collection: Sweet
Gold can gild a rotten stick, and dirt sully an ingot.Collection: Gold
Ambition thinks no face so beautiful as that which looks from under a crown.Collection: Beautiful
Remember that in all miseries lamenting becomes fools, and action, wise folk.Collection: Wise
Shallow brooks murmur most, deep and silent slide away.Collection: Silence
In the performance of a good action, we not only benefit ourselves, but we confer a blessing upon others.Collection: Blessing
Nothing has a letter effect upon children than praise.Collection: Children
Truth is the ground of science, the centre wherein all things repose, and is the type of eternity.Collection: Truth
Self-love is better than any gilding to make that seem gorgeous wherein ourselves be parties.Collection: Party
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 courtCollection: Inspirational
The highest point outward things can bring unto, is the contentment of the mind; with which no estate can be poor, without which all estates will be miserable.Collection: Mind