Knows Quotes by Sydney J. Harris

This is a lesson mankind has not yet learned. We identify, and stratify, and treat persons largely on the basis of their accidental (physical)…

— Sydney J. Harris

Character is something you forge for yourself; temperament is something you are born with and can only slightly modify.

— Sydney J. Harris

Middle Age is that perplexing time of life when we hear two voices calling us, one saying, 'Why not?' and the other, 'Why bother?'

— Sydney J. Harris

The profound immoralities of our time are cruelty, indifference, injustice and the use of others as means rather than ends in themselves.

— Sydney J. Harris

Marriages we regard as the happiest are those in which each of the partners believes he or she got the best of it.

— Sydney J. Harris

“...it calls for deciding things on their own merit, not because you read it or were told it or grew up believing it.”

— Sydney J. Harris

Ignorance per se is not nearly as dangerous as ignorance of ignorance.

— Sydney J. Harris

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…

— Sydney J. Harris

A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past, his is also one who is permanently disappointed in the future.

— Sydney J. Harris

Time is love, above all else. It is the most precious commodity in the world and should be lavished on those we care most…

— Sydney J. Harris

Just about the only interruption we don't object to is applause.

— Sydney J. Harris

“The cynic is goodhearted beneath his facade, whereas the sentimentalist is flint-hearted beneath his.”

— Sydney J. Harris

Any philosophy that can be put in a nutshell belongs there.

— Sydney J. Harris

“Like all persecuted minority groups, they strike back by forming cabals, by “taking over” certain spheres of activity (in the arts, for instance), and…

— Sydney J. Harris

Intolerance is the most socially acceptable form of egotism, for it permits us to assume superiority without personal boasting.

— Sydney J. Harris