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Philip Sidney

English Soldier

Born: Nov 30, 1554

Died: Oct 17, 1586

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Either I will find a way, or I will make one. Philip Sidney

Motivational Will Way Find Make Either

It is the nature of the strong heart, that like the palm tree it strives ever upwards when it is most burdened. Philip Sidney

Nature Heart Strong Tree Like Most Burdened Upwards Ever Palm

Poesy must not be drawn by the ears: it must be gently led, or rather, it must lead, which was partly the cause that made the ancient learned affirm it was a divine, and no human skill, since all other knowledges lie ready for any that have strength of wit; a poet no industry can make, if his own genius be not carried into it. Philip Sidney

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It is great happiness to be praised of them who are most praiseworthy. Philip Sidney

Happiness Great Most Praised Praiseworthy Them Who

For conclusion, I say the philosopher teacheth, but he teacheth obscurely, so as the learned only can understand him; that is to say, he teacheth them that are already taught. Philip Sidney

Philosopher Say Only He Him Learned Understand Conclusion Taught Them

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. Philip Sidney

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The poet nothing affirmeth and therefore never lieth. Philip Sidney

Poet Nothing Never Therefore

Indeed, the Roman laws allowed no person to be carried to the wars but he that was in the soldiers' roll. Philip Sidney

Soldiers Indeed Carried Laws Allowed He Person Roll Roman Wars

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