What did Philip Sidney mean by: Self-love is better than any gilding to make that seem gorgeous wherein ourselves be parties. Philip Sidney Poet and courtier · England Copy
I am no herald to inquire into men’s pedigree; it sufficeth me if I know their virtues. Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Philip Sidney, Equality, Recognition, Virtue, 0 Philip Sidney Poet and courtier · England
With how sad steps, O moon, thou climb’st the skies! How silently, and with how wan a face! Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Philip Sidney, Beauty, Melancholy, Nature, 0 Philip Sidney Poet and courtier · England
Ambition thinks no face so beautiful as that which looks from under a crown. Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Philip Sidney, Ambition, Beauty, Power, 0 Philip Sidney Poet and courtier · England
The best legacy I can leave my children is free speech, and the example of using it. Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Philip Sidney, Example, Free Speech, Legacy, 0 Philip Sidney Poet and courtier · England
And thou my minde aspire to higher things; Grow rich in that which never taketh rust. Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Philip Sidney, Ambition, Integrity, Wealth, 0 Philip Sidney Poet and courtier · England
Truth is the ground of science, the centre wherein all things repose, and is the type of eternity. Read explanation Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Philip Sidney, Eternity, Science, Truth, 0 Philip Sidney Poet and courtier · England
If you neglect your work, you will dislike it; if you do it well, you will enjoy it Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Philip Sidney, Dislike, Enjoyment, Neglect, 0 Philip Sidney Poet and courtier · England
In the clear mind of virtue treason can find no hiding-place. Read explanation Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Philip Sidney, Mind, Treason, Virtue, 0 Philip Sidney Poet and courtier · England
Art produces ugly things which frequently become beautiful with time. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Art is not special sauce applied to ordinary cooking; it is the cooking itself if it is good. William Lethaby Architect · United Kingdom
