Philip Sidney: It is the temper of the highest hearts, like the palm-tree, to strive most…
It is the temper of the highest hearts, like the palm-tree, to strive most upwards when it is most burdened.
In today’s wordsThe highest hearts are like the palm tree, which strives hardest to grow upward when it's most heavily burdened.
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