Acceptance Quote by Sydney J. Harris Download Open image “Elitism is the slur directed at merit by mediocrity.” — Sydney J. Harris ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Acceptance Discernment Elitism Mediocrity Merit Slurs
Mediocrity obtains more with application than superiority without it. — Baltasar Gracian Copy Share Image
I believe that mediocrity is self-inflicted and that genius is self-bestowed. — Walter Russell Copy Share Image
"Mediocrity" doesn't mean average intelligence, it means an average intelligence that resents and envies its betters. — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
To encourage excellence is to go beyond the encouraged mediocrity of our society — Audre Lorde Copy Share Image
“The difference between mediocrity and excellence is often a matter of effort.” — Diana Waring Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Character is something you forge for yourself; temperament is something you are born with and can only slightly modify. — Sydney J. Harris Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“...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 Copy Share Image
Ignorance per se is not nearly as dangerous as ignorance of ignorance. — Sydney J. Harris Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“The cynic is goodhearted beneath his facade, whereas the sentimentalist is flint-hearted beneath his.” — Sydney J. Harris Copy Share Image
We only enter into the full life if our faith gives thanks. Because how else do we accept His free gift of salvation if… — Ann Voskamp Copy Share Image
You dont choose your life; it chooses you. Theres no point asking why life has reserved certain joys or griefs, you just accept them… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
When one fib becomes due as it were, you must forge another to take up the old acceptance; and so the stock of your… — William Makepeace Thackeray Copy Share Image
Acceptance of death when it arrives is one thing, but to allow it to upstage the joys of living is ingratitude. — Ronald Blythe Copy Share Image
“Loving someone who does not love you back hurts, alot, i know. It is liking seeing these pair of shoes at the retail store… — Nomthandazo Tsembeni Copy Share Image
Take responsibily for your past, the bad memories of poor decisions you took were your choices once, and you liked them for the moment… — Aruho Marvin Copy Share Image
Let us learn to accept and appreciate things now, and we'll find more happiness in every moment we live. Happiness comes when we stop… — Glen Rambharack Copy Share Image
Accepting the challenges in life makes it interesting and overcoming them makes it eloquent. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Acceptance is the only thing you should teach. Be it Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Dalit, you must inculcate acceptance, not tolerance. — Kamal Haasan Copy Share Image
