Every rule in the book can be broken, except one – be who you are, and become all you were meant to be.
SYDNEY J. HARRISMore trouble is caused in this world by indiscreet answers than by indiscreet questions.
More Sydney J. Harris Quotes
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Almost every man looks more so in a belted trench coat.
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The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.
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A winner knows how much he still has to learn, even when he is considered an expert by others; a loser wants to be considered an expert by others before he has learned enough to know how little he knows.
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The truest test of independent judgment is being able to dislike someone who admires us, and to admire someone who dislikes us.
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Any philosophy that can be put in a nutshell belongs there.
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Every morning I take out my bankbook, stare at it, shudder – and turn quickly to my typewriter.
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It’s surprising how many persons go through life without ever recognizing that their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their feelings toward themselves, and if you’re not comfortable within yourself, you can’t be comfortable with others.
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There’s no point in burying a hatchet if you’re going to put up a marker on the site.
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As the horsepower in modern automobiles steadily rises, the congestion of traffic steadily lowers the average possible speed of your car. This is known as Progress.
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It’s odd, and a little unsettling, to reflect upon the fact that English is the only major language in which “I” is capitalized; in many other languages “You” is capitalized and the “i” is lower case.” —
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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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People who think they’re generous to a fault usually think that’s their only fault.
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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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If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem, but the perpetual human predicament is that the answer soon poses its own problems.
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All significant achievement comes from daring from experiment from the willingness to risk failure.
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