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Who shootes at the midday Sunne, though he be sure, he shall never hit the marke; yet as sure he is, he shall shoot higher than who ayms but at a bush.

— Philip Sidney

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A fair woman shall not only command without authority but persuade without speaking.

The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia (1580)

They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts.

The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia (1580)

High-erected thoughts seated in the heart of courtesy.

The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia (1580)

And thou my minde aspire to higher things;
Grow rich in that which never taketh rust.

With a tale forsooth he cometh unto you, with a tale which holdeth children from play, and old men from the chimney corner.

An Apology of Poetry, or The Defence of Poesy (1595)

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