A noble heart, like the sun, showeth its greatest countenance in its lowest estate.
—Philip Sidney
Topics: Adversity
Whatever comes out of despair cannot bear the title of valor, which should be lifted up to such a height, that holding all things under itself, it should be able to maintain its greatness, even in the midst of miseries.
—Philip Sidney
Either I will find a way, or I will make one.
—Philip Sidney
Topics: Persistence
Doing good is the only certainly happy action of a man’s life.
—Philip Sidney
Topics: Service, Giving, Kindness
Who will adhere to him that abandons himself?
—Philip Sidney
Topics: Self-respect, Self-Discovery
Youth ever thinks that good whose goodness or evil he sees not.
—Philip Sidney
Topics: Youth
In the truly great, virtue governs with a scepter of knowledge and wisdom.
—Philip Sidney
Topics: Greatness
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