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Sydney J. Harris quotes: The greatest enemy of progress is not stagnation, but false progress. The greatest enemy of progress is not stagnation, but false progress.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: See him as the child he was. See him as the child he was.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Success is just a little more effort. Success is just a little more effort.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Never take the advice of someone who has not had your kind of trouble. Never take the advice of someone who has not had your kind of trouble.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Character is something you forge for yourself; temperament is something you are born with and can only slightly modify. Character is something you forge for yourself; temperament is something you are born with and can only slightly modify.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Time is love, above all else. It is the most precious commodity in the world and should be lavished on those we care most about. Time is love, above all else. It is the most precious commodity in the world and should be lavished on those we care most about.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Nobody can be so amusingly arrogant as a young man who has just discovered an old idea and thinks it is his own. Nobody can be so amusingly arrogant as a young man who has just discovered an old idea and thinks it is his own.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: You may be sure that when a man begins to call himself a realist he is preparing to do something that he is secretly ashamed of doing. You may be sure that when a man begins to call himself a realist he is preparing to do something that he is secretly ashamed of doing.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Sincerity that thinks it is the sole possessor of the truth is a deadlier sin than hypocrisy, which knows better. Sincerity that thinks it is the sole possessor of the truth is a deadlier sin than hypocrisy, which knows better.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: History repeats itself, but in such cunning disguise that we never detect the resemblance until the damage is done. History repeats itself, but in such cunning disguise that we never detect the resemblance until the damage is done.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Much as a teacher may wince at the thought, he is also an entertainer - for unless he can hold his audience, he cannot really instruct or edify them. Much as a teacher may wince at the thought, he is also an entertainer - for unless he can hold his audience, he cannot really instruct or edify them.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: If a small thing has the power to make you angry, does that not indicate something about your size? If a small thing has the power to make you angry, does that not indicate something about your size?
Sydney J. Harris quotes: A winner rebukes and forgives; a loser is too timid to rebuke and too petty to forgive. A winner rebukes and forgives; a loser is too timid to rebuke and too petty to forgive.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: The only way to avoid trouble is to avoid living. The only way to avoid trouble is to avoid living.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: It calls for deciding things on their own merit, not because you read it or were told it or grew up believing it. It calls for deciding things on their own merit, not because you read it or were told it or grew up believing it.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Just about the only interruption we don't object to is applause. Just about the only interruption we don't object to is applause.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: The way in which we say something is often more important than what we say. The way in which we say something is often more important than what we say.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: The art of living consists in knowing which impulses to obey and which must be made to obey. The art of living consists in knowing which impulses to obey and which must be made to obey.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Why do so many people yearn for an eternal life when they don't even know what to do with themselves in this brief one? Why do so many people yearn for an eternal life when they don't even know what to do with themselves in this brief one?
Sydney J. Harris quotes: The truest test of independent judgment is being able to dislike someone who admires us, and to admire someone who dislikes us. The truest test of independent judgment is being able to dislike someone who admires us, and to admire someone who dislikes us.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Our dilemma is that we hate change and love it at the same time; what we really want is for things to reamin the same but get better ... Our dilemma is that we hate change and love it at the same time; what we really want is for things to reamin the same but get better ...
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Somebody who never got over the embarrassing fact that he was born in bed with a lady. Somebody who never got over the embarrassing fact that he was born in bed with a lady.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: More trouble is caused in this world by indiscreet answers than by indiscreet questions. More trouble is caused in this world by indiscreet answers than by indiscreet questions.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: As WArden Lawes once said of convicts, no man can be called a failure until he has tried something he really likes, and fails at it. As WArden Lawes once said of convicts, no man can be called a failure until he has tried something he really likes, and fails at it.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: The profound immoralities of our time are cruelty, indifference, injustice and the use of others as means rather than ends in themselves. The profound immoralities of our time are cruelty, indifference, injustice and the use of others as means rather than ends in themselves.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: The cynic is goodhearted beneath his facade, whereas the sentimentalist is flint-hearted beneath his. The cynic is goodhearted beneath his facade, whereas the sentimentalist is flint-hearted beneath his.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Elitism is the slur directed at merit by mediocrity. Elitism is the slur directed at merit by mediocrity.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: All significant achievement comes from daring from experiment from the willingness to risk failure. All significant achievement comes from daring from experiment from the willingness to risk failure.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: The people who are suspicious of certain things are the very ones who are the most capable of doing that of which they are suspicious. The people who are suspicious of certain things are the very ones who are the most capable of doing that of which they are suspicious.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Marriages we regard as the happiest are those in which each of the partners believes he or she got the best of it. Marriages we regard as the happiest are those in which each of the partners believes he or she got the best of it.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: The main discomfort in being a middle-of-the-roader is that you get sideswiped by partisans going in both directions. The main discomfort in being a middle-of-the-roader is that you get sideswiped by partisans going in both directions.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: But if "beauty" is in the eye of the beholder, so is "obscenity. But if "beauty" is in the eye of the beholder, so is "obscenity.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: It may be true that the weak will always be driven to the wall; but it is the task of a just society to see that the wall is climbable. It may be true that the weak will always be driven to the wall; but it is the task of a just society to see that the wall is climbable.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Being yourself is not remaining where you are, or being satisfied with what you are. It is the point of departure. Being yourself is not remaining where you are, or being satisfied with what you are. It is the point of departure.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Maturity begins when we're content to feel we're right about something without feeling the necessity to prove someone else wrong. Maturity begins when we're content to feel we're right about something without feeling the necessity to prove someone else wrong.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: In a real sense, all of us are "the parents" of all young children - because we help shape the culture and determine its values. In a real sense, all of us are "the parents" of all young children - because we help shape the culture and determine its values.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: We must also learn that time itself is indivisible, that every act is a blending of past experience, present situation and future expectancy. We must also learn that time itself is indivisible, that every act is a blending of past experience, present situation and future expectancy.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Enemies, as well as lovers, come to resemble each other over a period of time. Enemies, as well as lovers, come to resemble each other over a period of time.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Many a secret that cannot be pried out by curiosity can be drawn out by indifference. Many a secret that cannot be pried out by curiosity can be drawn out by indifference.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Sometimes the best, and only effective, way to kill an idea is to put it into practice. Sometimes the best, and only effective, way to kill an idea is to put it into practice.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Any creed whose basic doctrines do not include respect for the creeds of others, is simply power politics masquerading as philosophy. Any creed whose basic doctrines do not include respect for the creeds of others, is simply power politics masquerading as philosophy.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Man's unique agony as a species consists in his perpetual conflict between the desire to stand out and the need to blend in. Man's unique agony as a species consists in his perpetual conflict between the desire to stand out and the need to blend in.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: People who think they're generous to a fault usually think that's their only fault. People who think they're generous to a fault usually think that's their only fault.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: We truly possess only what we are able to renounce; otherwise, we are simply possessed by our possessions. We truly possess only what we are able to renounce; otherwise, we are simply possessed by our possessions.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Those who imagine that the world is against them have generally conspired to make it true. Those who imagine that the world is against them have generally conspired to make it true.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: We evaluate others with a Godlike justice, but we want them to evaluate us with a Godlike compassion. We evaluate others with a Godlike justice, but we want them to evaluate us with a Godlike compassion.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: God cannot be solemn, or he would not have blessed man with the incalculable gift of laughter. God cannot be solemn, or he would not have blessed man with the incalculable gift of laughter.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Self-discipline without talent can often achieve astounding results, whereas talent without self-discipline inevitably dooms itself to failure. Self-discipline without talent can often achieve astounding results, whereas talent without self-discipline inevitably dooms itself to failure.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past; he is one who is prematurely disappointed in the future. A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past; he is one who is prematurely disappointed in the future.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that men will begin to think like computers. The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that men will begin to think like computers.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Middle Age is that perplexing time of life when we hear two voices calling us, one saying, 'Why not?' and the other, 'Why bother?' Middle Age is that perplexing time of life when we hear two voices calling us, one saying, 'Why not?' and the other, 'Why bother?'
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Those obsessed with health are not healthy; the first requisite of good health is a certain calculated carelessness about oneself. Those obsessed with health are not healthy; the first requisite of good health is a certain calculated carelessness about oneself.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Every morning I take out my bankbook, stare at it, shudder - and turn quickly to my typewriter. Every morning I take out my bankbook, stare at it, shudder - and turn quickly to my typewriter.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Every rule in the book can be broken, except one - be who you are, and become all you were meant to be ... Every rule in the book can be broken, except one - be who you are, and become all you were meant to be ...
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Intolerance is the most socially acceptable form of egotism, for it permits us to assume superiority without personal boasting. Intolerance is the most socially acceptable form of egotism, for it permits us to assume superiority without personal boasting.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: When a man's position in life depends upon his having a certain opinion, that's the opinion he will have. When a man's position in life depends upon his having a certain opinion, that's the opinion he will have.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Being able to do exactly as one pleases is the surest way to remain perpetually unpleased. Being able to do exactly as one pleases is the surest way to remain perpetually unpleased.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: There is no such thing as an "atrocity" in warfare that is greater than the atrocity of warfare itself. There is no such thing as an "atrocity" in warfare that is greater than the atrocity of warfare itself.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: The best thing you can give children, next to good habits, are good memories. The best thing you can give children, next to good habits, are good memories.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: When a baseball player makes an error, it goes into the record and is published. How many of us could stand this sort of daily scrutiny? When a baseball player makes an error, it goes into the record and is published. How many of us could stand this sort of daily scrutiny?
Sydney J. Harris quotes: When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what? When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Regret for the things we have done will be tempered by time. It is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable. Regret for the things we have done will be tempered by time. It is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: A 'penchant for telling the truth' can cripple a candidates chances faster than being caught in flagrante delicto with the governor's wife. A 'penchant for telling the truth' can cripple a candidates chances faster than being caught in flagrante delicto with the governor's wife.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: The time to relax is when you don't have time for it. The time to relax is when you don't have time for it.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Skepticism is not an end in itself; it is a tool for the discovery of truths. Skepticism is not an end in itself; it is a tool for the discovery of truths.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: By the time a man asks you for advice, he has generally made up his mind what he wants to do, and is looking for confirmation rather than counseling. By the time a man asks you for advice, he has generally made up his mind what he wants to do, and is looking for confirmation rather than counseling.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: The greatest educational dogma is also its greatest fallacy: the belief that what must be learned can necessarily be taught. The greatest educational dogma is also its greatest fallacy: the belief that what must be learned can necessarily be taught.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Almost every man looks more so in a belted trench coat. Almost every man looks more so in a belted trench coat.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: We believe what we want to believe, what we like to believe, what suits our prejudices and fuels our passions. We believe what we want to believe, what we like to believe, what suits our prejudices and fuels our passions.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: If you cannot endure to be thought in the wrong, you will begin to do terrible things to make the wrong appear right. If you cannot endure to be thought in the wrong, you will begin to do terrible things to make the wrong appear right.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: "Terrorism" is what we call the violence of the weak, and we condemn it; "war" is what we call the violence of the strong, and we glorify it. "Terrorism" is what we call the violence of the weak, and we condemn it; "war" is what we call the violence of the strong, and we glorify it.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Good teaching must be slow enough so that it is not confusing, and fast enough so that it is not boring. Good teaching must be slow enough so that it is not confusing, and fast enough so that it is not boring.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Filth is always a sign of weakness - in the mouth of the user and in the mind of the writer. Filth is always a sign of weakness - in the mouth of the user and in the mind of the writer.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Law is order in liberty, and without order liberty is social chaos. Law is order in liberty, and without order liberty is social chaos.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: The world has always been betrayed by decent men with bad ideals. The world has always been betrayed by decent men with bad ideals.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Regret for things we have done can be tempered by time, it is regret for things we have not done that is inconsolable. Regret for things we have done can be tempered by time, it is regret for things we have not done that is inconsolable.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Honesty consists of the unwillingness to lie to others; maturity, which is equally hard to attain, consists of the unwillingness to lie to oneself. Honesty consists of the unwillingness to lie to others; maturity, which is equally hard to attain, consists of the unwillingness to lie to oneself.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: When we have 'second thoughts' about something, our first thoughts don't seem like thoughts at all - just feelings. When we have 'second thoughts' about something, our first thoughts don't seem like thoughts at all - just feelings.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: As long as there are human beings, there will be the idea of brotherhood and an almost total inability to practice it. As long as there are human beings, there will be the idea of brotherhood
and an almost total inability to practice it.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: A loser says that's the way it's always been done. A winner says there ought to be a better way. A loser says that's the way it's always been done. A winner says there ought to be a better way.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: The best combination of parents consists of a father who is gentle beneath his firmness, and a mother who is firm beneath her gentleness. The best combination of parents consists of a father who is gentle beneath his firmness, and a mother who is firm beneath her gentleness.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Patriotism is wanting what is best for your country. Nationalism is thinking your country is best, no matter what it does. Patriotism is wanting what is best for your country. Nationalism is thinking your country is best, no matter what it does.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Any philosophy that can be put in a nutshell belongs there. Any philosophy that can be put in a nutshell belongs there.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Nothing is as easy to make as a promise this winter to do something next summer; this is how commencement speakers are caught. Nothing is as easy to make as a promise this winter to do something next summer; this is how commencement speakers are caught.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Why do most Americans look up to education and down upon educated people? Why do most Americans look up to education and down upon educated people?
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Nobody can misunderstand a child as much as his own parents. Nobody can misunderstand a child as much as his own parents.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Men make counterfeit money; in many more cases, money makes counterfeit men. Men make counterfeit money; in many more cases, money makes counterfeit men.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: The primary purpose of a liberal education is to make one's mind a pleasant place in which to spend one's leisure. The primary purpose of a liberal education is to make one's mind a pleasant place in which to spend one's leisure.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: All love relationships are controlled by an element of fear - that of acting, or becoming, unworthy of the loved one's approbation. All love relationships are controlled by an element of fear - that of acting, or becoming, unworthy of the loved one's approbation.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Many persons of high intelligence have notoriously poor judgement. Many persons of high intelligence have notoriously poor judgement.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: If the devil could be persuaded to write a bible, he would title it, "You Only Live Once." If the devil could be persuaded to write a bible, he would title it, "You Only Live Once."
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Gourmet: Usually little more than a glutton festooned with credit cards. Gourmet: Usually little more than a glutton festooned with credit cards.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: A child owes respect to a parent, but there is no natural obligation to like a parent - unless the parent makes himself likable as a person. A child owes respect to a parent, but there is no natural obligation to like a parent - unless the parent makes himself likable as a person.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Ignorance per se is not nearly as dangerous as ignorance of ignorance. Ignorance per se is not nearly as dangerous as ignorance of ignorance.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway
Sydney J. Harris quotes: There are always too many Democratic congressmen, too many Republican congressmen, and never enough U.S. congressmen. There are always too many Democratic congressmen, too many Republican congressmen, and never enough U.S. congressmen.
Sydney J. Harris quotes: Genealogy: A perverse preoccupation of those who seek to demonstrate that their forebears were better people than they are. Genealogy: A perverse preoccupation of those who seek to demonstrate that their forebears were better people than they are.

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