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. HARRISMarriages we regard as the happiest are those in which each of the partners believes he or she got the best of it.
More Sydney J. Harris Quotes
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A winner rebukes and forgives; a loser is too timid to rebuke and too petty to forgive.
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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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Marriages we regard as the happiest are those in which each of the partners believes he or she got the best of it.
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Many people feel “guilty” about things they shouldn’t feel guilty about, in order to shut out feelings of guilt about things they should feel guilty about.
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Any philosophy that can be put in a nutshell belongs there.
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People who think they’re generous to a fault usually think that’s their only fault.
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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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Enemies, as well as lovers, come to resemble each other over a period of time.
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More trouble is caused in this world by indiscreet answers than by indiscreet questions.
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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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The severest test of character is not so much the ability to keep a secret as it is, when the secret is finally out, to refrain from disclosing that you knew it all along.
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It is not only useless, it is harmful, to believe in oneself until one truly knows oneself. And to know oneself means to accept our moments of insanity, of eccentricity, of childishness and blindness.
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And to assert defensively at the outset that he is happily married, the father of four children and the one-time adornment of his college boxing, track and tennis teams.
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The world has always been betrayed by decent men with bad ideals.
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When I hear somebody sigh, ‘Life is hard,’ I am always tempted to ask, ‘Compared to what?’
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