Philip Sidney Quotes

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Thy necessity is yet greater than mine.

Philip Sidney

I am no herald to inquire of men's pedigrees; 
it sufficeth me if I know their virtues.

Philip Sidney (The Countress of Pembroke's Arcadia - Book I, 1580)

Leave me, O Love, which reachest but to dust; 
And thou, my mind, aspire to higher things; 
Grow rich in that which never taketh rust; 
Whatever fades but fading pleasure brings.

Philip Sidney

Poetry,a speaking picture... to teach and delight.

Philip Sidney (An Apology for Poetry, 1579)

I now hav learn'd Love right, and learn'd even so,
As who by being poisoned doth poison know.

Philip Sidney (Astrophel and Stella, 1581)

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

Philip Sidney (The Countress of Pembroke's Arcadia - Book II, 1580)

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Philip Sidney Biography

Born: November 30, 1554
Died: October 17, 1586

Philip Sidney was an English poet, soldier and courtier. He is remembered today as one of the most notable figures of the Elizabethan Age.

Notable Works

An Apology for Poetry (1579)
The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia (1580)
Astrophel and Stella (1581)