Quote#Wisdom
Thy necessity is yet greater than mine
Quote byPhilip Sidney · 1554–1586
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Allegedly spoken after the Battle of Zutphen, when offering water to an injured peer, though himself gravely wounded..
English (original)
Thy necessity is yet greater than mine
— Philip Sidney
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