There are always too many Democratic congressmen, too many Republican congressmen, and never enough U.S. congressmen.
SYDNEY J. HARRISIt’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.” —
More Sydney J. Harris Quotes
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When we have “second thoughts” about something, our first thoughts don’t seem like thoughts at all – just feelings.
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Almost every man looks more so in a belted trench coat.
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The greatest educational dogma is also its greatest fallacy: the belief that what must be learned can necessarily be taught.
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Real loneliness consists not in being alone, but in being with the wrong person, in the suffocating darkness of a room in which no deep communication is possible.
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And nobody is more aware of this difference (although unconsciously) than a child. Only an authentic person can evoke a good response in the core of the other person; only person is resonant to person.
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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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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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Enemies, as well as lovers, come to resemble each other over a period of time.
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Men make counterfeit money; in many more cases, money makes counterfeit men.
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What is much harder to handle is the sense that you have to live up to the mark someone else has set for you. The grades become too important, the competition too frantic, the fear of disappointing those who believe in you turns into an overwhelming nightmare.
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The greatest enemy of progress is not stagnation, but false progress.
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A man will lay down his life for his friend but will not sacrifice his eardrums.
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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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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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Many married couples separate because they quarrel incessantly, but just as many separate because they were never honest enough or courageous enough to quarrel when they should have.
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