Arrogance Quote by Sydney J. Harris

“The difference between patriotism and nationalism is that the patriot is proud of his country for what it does, and the nationalist is proud of his country no matter what it does; the first attitude creates a feeling of responsibility, but the second a feeling of blind arrogance that leads to war.” quote by Sydney J. Harris — Download Open image

“The difference between patriotism and nationalism is that the patriot is proud of his country for what it does, and the nationalist is proud of his country no matter what it does; the first attitude creates a feeling of responsibility, but the second a feeling of blind arrogance that leads to war.”

Sydney J. Harris

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7 out of 5 (5 ratings)

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)…

Sydney J. Harris

Image

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

Sydney J. Harris

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

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

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

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

Image

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

Sydney J. Harris

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

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

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

Image

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

Sydney J. Harris

Image

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

Sydney J. Harris

Image

Explore all 226 Sydney J. Harris quotes

More Arrogance quotes

Perhaps no order of mammals presents us with so extraordinary a series of gradations as this [step by step, from humans to apes to…

Thomas Huxley

Image

wishes for sons by Lucille Clifton i wish them cramps. i wish them a strange town and the last tampon. I wish them no…

Lucille Clifton

Image

The structure of the Swiss ruling class is rock-hard, and unchanged since the time of Napoleon. They sit on their mountains and lecture the…

Jean Ziegler

Image

What you see of me on TV and all of that, that is me - that's truly how I feel. I'm just multiplying it.…

Baron Corbin

Image

I don't join the New Atheists. So, for example, I wouldn't have the arrogance to lecture some mother who hopes to see her dying…

Noam Chomsky

Image

Never mistake someones quietness for their arrogance as you can surely miss out on an awsome personality.

Anonymous

Image

Most of us think of pride as self-centeredness, conceit, boastfulness, arrogance, or haughtiness. All of these are elements of the sin, but the heart,…

Ezra Taft Benson