And most of the failures in parent-child relationships, from my observation, begin when the child begins to acquire a mind and a will of its own, to make independent decisions and to question the omnipotence or the wisdom of the parent.
SYDNEY J. HARRISThe time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.
More Sydney J. Harris Quotes
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Elitism is the slur directed at merit by mediocrity.
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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.
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The best thing you can give children, next to good habits, are good memories.
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People decline invitations when they are “indisposed” physically, and I wish they would do likewise when they feel indisposed emotionally. A person has no more right to attend a party with a head full of venom than with a throat full of virus.
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There are always too many Democratic congressmen, too many Republican congressmen, and never enough U.S. congressmen.
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The art of living consists in knowing which impulses to obey and which must be made to obey.
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Being yourself is not remaining what you were, or being satisfied with what you are. It is the point of departure and far from the goal.
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Enemies, as well as lovers, come to resemble each other over a period of time.
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Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.
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If a small thing has the power to make you angry, does that not indicate something about your size?
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Most of us go almost all the way through life as complete strangers to ourselves – so how can we know anyone else?
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Love makes everything lovely; hate concentrates itself on the object of its hatred.
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Any philosophy that can be put in a nutshell belongs there.
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A loser says that’s the way it’s always been done. A winner says there ought to be a better way.
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A man will lay down his life for his friend but will not sacrifice his eardrums.
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