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> [“A child owes respect to a parent, but there is no natural obligation to like a parent - unless the parent makes himself likable as a person.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-j-harris/a-child-owes-respect-to-a-parent-but-there-is-no-natural-obligation/)

[Sydney J. Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sydney-j-harris/)

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## More 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)…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-j-harris/this-is-a-lesson-mankind-has-not-yet-learned-we-identify-and-stratify/)

[Sydney J. Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sydney-j-harris/)

> [Character is something you forge for yourself; temperament is something you are born with and can only slightly modify.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-j-harris/character-is-something-you-forge-for-yourself-temperament-is/)

[Sydney J. Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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?'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-j-harris/middle-age-is-that-perplexing-time-of-life-when-we-hear-two-voices/)

[Sydney J. Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-j-harris/the-profound-immoralities-of-our-time-are-cruelty-indifference/)

[Sydney J. Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-j-harris/marriages-we-regard-as-the-happiest-are-those-in-which-each-of-the/)

[Sydney J. Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-j-harris/it-calls-for-deciding-things-on-their-own-merit-not-because-you-read/)

[Sydney J. Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sydney-j-harris/)

> [Ignorance per se is not nearly as dangerous as ignorance of ignorance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-j-harris/ignorance-per-se-is-not-nearly-as-dangerous-as-ignorance-of-ignorance/)

[Sydney J. Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-j-harris/patriotism-is-proud-of-a-country-s-virtues-and-eager-to-correct-its/)

[Sydney J. Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-j-harris/a-cynic-is-not-merely-one-who-reads-bitter-lessons-from-the-past-his/)

[Sydney J. Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-j-harris/time-is-love-above-all-else-it-is-the-most-precious-commodity-in-the/)

[Sydney J. Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sydney-j-harris/)

> [Just about the only interruption we don't object to is applause.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-j-harris/just-about-the-only-interruption-we-don-t-object-to-is-applause/)

[Sydney J. Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sydney-j-harris/)

> [“The cynic is goodhearted beneath his facade, whereas the sentimentalist is flint-hearted beneath his.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-j-harris/the-cynic-is-goodhearted-beneath-his-facade-whereas-the/)

[Sydney J. Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sydney-j-harris/)

> [Any philosophy that can be put in a nutshell belongs there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-j-harris/any-philosophy-that-can-be-put-in-a-nutshell-belongs-there/)

[Sydney J. Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-j-harris/like-all-persecuted-minority-groups-they-strike-back-by-forming/)

[Sydney J. Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sydney-j-harris/)

> [Intolerance is the most socially acceptable form of egotism, for it permits us to assume superiority without personal boasting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-j-harris/intolerance-is-the-most-socially-acceptable-form-of-egotism-for-it/)

[Sydney J. Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sydney-j-harris/)

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