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Advice
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Alexander received more bravery of mind by the pattern of Achilles, than by hearing the definition of fortitude.
-Sir Philip Sidney
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Ambition
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To be ambitious of true honor, of the true glory and perfection of our natures, is the very principle and incentive of virtue.
-Sir Philip Sidney
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Authors & Writing
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Thus, with child to speak, and helpless in my throes, biting my truant pen, beating myself for spite: Fool! said my muse to me, look in thy heart, and write.
-Sir Philip Sidney
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But words came halting forth, wanting Invention's stay;
Invention, Nature's child, fled stepdame Study's blows;
And others' feet still seemed but strangers in my way.
Thus, great with child to speak, and helpless in my throes,
Biting my truant pen, beating myself for spite:
"Fool," said my Muse to me, "look in thy heart, and write."
-Sir Philip Sidney
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Belief
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The only disadvantage of an honest heart is credulity.
-Sir Philip Sidney
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Bravery
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A true knight is fuller of bravery in the midst, than in the beginning of danger.
-Sir Philip Sidney
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Conflict
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Commonly they must use their feet for defense whose only weapon is their tongue.
-Sir Philip Sidney
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Doubt
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Open suspecting of others comes of secretly condemning ourselves.
-Sir Philip Sidney
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Endurance
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It is the nature of the strong heart, that like the palm tree it strives ever upwards when it is most burdened.
-Sir Philip Sidney
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Experience
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All is but lip-wisdom which wants experience.
-Sir Philip Sidney
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Health
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The ingredients of health and long life, are great temperance, open air, easy labor, and little care.
-Sir Philip Sidney
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Marriage
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My true-love hath my heart, and I have his,
By just exchange, one for the other given:
I hold his dear, and mine he cannot miss,
There never was a better bargain driven.
-Sir Philip Sidney, Song from Arcadia
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Past, the
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Fearfulness, contrary to all other vices, maketh a man think the better of another, the worse of himself.
-Sir Philip Sidney
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Persistence
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Either I will find away or I will make one
-Sir Philip Sidney
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Praise
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It is great happiness to be praised of them who are most praiseworthy.
-Sir Philip Sidney
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Sleep
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Come, Sleep! O Sleep, the certain knot of peace,
The baiting-place of wit, the balm of woe,
The poor man's wealth, the prisoner's release,
Th' indifferent judge between the high and low.
-Sir Philip Sidney, Astrophel and Stella, Sonnet 39
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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.
-Sir Philip Sidney
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Solutions
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Either I will find a way, or I will make one.
-Sir Philip Sidney
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Storytelling
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With a tale, for sooth, he comet unto you; with a tale which holdeth children from play, and old men from the chimney corner.
-Sir Philip Sidney
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Books by and about Sir Philip Sidney