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.” —
SYDNEY J. HARRISA 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.
More Sydney J. Harris Quotes
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Almost every man looks more so in a belted trench coat.
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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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Patriotism is proud of a country’s virtues and eager to correct its deficiencies; it also acknowledges the legitimate patriotism of other countries, with their own specific virtues.
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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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Every rule in the book can be broken, except one – be who you are, and become all you were meant to be.
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Why do most Americans look up to education and down upon educated people?
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Between the semi-educated, who offer simplistic answers to complex questions, and the overeducated, who offer complicated answers to simple questions, it is a wonder that any questions get satisfactorily answered at all.
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The most important thing in an argument, next to being right, is to leave an escape hatch for your opponent, so that he can gracefully swing over to your side without too much apparent loss of face.
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A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past, his is also one who is permanently disappointed in the future.
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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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This is a lesson mankind has not yet learned. We identify, and stratify, and treat persons largely on the basis of their accidental (physical) characteristics, which have no deeper meaning.
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Ignorance per se is not nearly as dangerous as ignorance of ignorance.
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People who think they’re generous to a fault usually think that’s their only fault.
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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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Good teaching must be slow enough so that it is not confusing, and fast enough so that it is not boring.
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