Quotes from Sir Philip Sidney

Sweet food of sweetly uttered knowledge

Dear killer, spare not they sweet-cruel shot: A kind of grace it is to slay with speed. - From Astrophel and Stella

Iubeste cu adevarat cel ce tremura cand isi marturiseste dragostea.

Now for the Poet, he nothing affirmeth, therefore he never lieth.

Alexander received more bravery of mind by the pattern of Achilles, than by hearing the definition of fortitude.

All is but lip-wisdom which wants experience.

But words came halting forth, wanting Inventions stayInvention, Natures child, fled step-dame Studys blows...Biting my truant pen, beating myself for spite,Fool, said my Muse to me look in thy heart and write.

No sword bites so fiercely as an evil tongue.

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

the poet, he nothing affirmeth, and therefore never lieth.

music, I say, the most divine striker of the senses...

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

If you have so earth-creeping a mind that it cannot lift itself up to look to the sky of poetry...thus much curse I must send you, in the behalf of all poets, that while you live, you live in love, and never get favour for lacking skill of a sonnet; and, when you die, your memory die from the earth for want of an epitaph.

A brave captain is as a root, out of which, as branches, the courage of his soldiers doth spring

think I none so simple would say that Aesop lied in the tales of his beasts: for who thinks that Aesop writ it for actually true were well worthy to have his name chronicled among the beasts he writeth of.

Over-mastered by some thoughts, I yeelded an inckie tribute unto them.

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.

Doing good is the only certainly happy action of a man's life.

They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts.