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May Quotes by Sydney J. Harris
- You may be sure that when a man begins to call himself a realist he is preparing to do something that he is secretly ashamed…
- Usually, if we hate, it is the shadow of the person that we hate, rather than the substance. We may hate a person because he…
- It may be true that the weak will always be driven to the wall; but it is the task of a just society to see…
- Confidence, once lost or betrayed, can never be restored again to the same measure; and we learn too late in life that our acts of…
- The loner may be respected, but he is always resented by his colleagues, for he seems to be passing a critical judgment on them, when…
- When you run into someone who is disagreeable to others, you may be sure he is uncomfortable with himself; the amount of pain we inflict…
- Much as a teacher may wince at the thought, he is also an entertainer—for unless he can hold his audience, he cannot really instruct or…
More May Quotes
- Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under no conditions can it either… — Hannah Arendt
- The defiance of established authority, religious and secular, social and political, as a world-wide phenomenon may well one day be accounted the… — Hannah Arendt
- With a goose-quill and a few sheets of paper, I mock myself of the universe. They say I am the son of… — Pietro Aretino
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion. — Aristotle
- If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature's way. — Aristotle
- We make war that we may live in peace. — Aristotle
- Inferiors revolt in order that they may be equal, and equals that they may be superior. Such is the state of mind… — Aristotle
- It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those… — Aristotle
- Whether if soul did not exist time would exist or not, is a question that may fairly be asked; for if there… — Aristotle
- Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside… — Lance Armstrong