Philip Sidney on Time
Browse 2 quotations attributed to Philip Sidney, catalogued under time, with dates where available.
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Attributed to Philip Sidney, entry #135295: "Who shoots at the mid-day sun, though he be sure he shall never hit the mark, yet as sure he is he shall shoot higher than who aims but at a bush."
Attributed to Philip Sidney, entry #130741: "The historian…loaden with old mouse-eaten records, authorizing himself upon other histories, whose greatest authorities are built upon the notable foundation of hearsay; having mu…"
2 Quotes by Philip Sidney on Time
"Who shoots at the mid-day sun, though he be sure he shall never hit the mark, yet as sure he is he shall shoot higher than who aims but at a bush."
"The historian…loaden with old mouse-eaten records, authorizing himself upon other histories, whose greatest authorities are built upon the notable foundation of hearsay; having much ado to accord differing writers and to pick truth out of partiality; better acquainted with a thousand years ago than with the present age, and yet better knowing how this world goeth than how his own wit runneth; curious for antiquities and inquisitive of novelties; a wonder to young folks and a tyrant in table talk, denieth, in a great chafe, that any man for teaching of virtue, and virtuous actions is comparable to him."