"Elitism is the slur directed at merit by…" — Sydney J. Harris
"Elitism is the slur directed at merit by mediocrity."
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141 Quotes by Sydney J. Harris
Sydney J. Harris has 141 quotes on this site.
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A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past, his is also one who is permanently…
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Just about the only interruption we don't object to is applause.
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The best thing you can give children, next to good habits, are good memories.
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We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we have stopped saying 'It got lost,' and…
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Most people are mirrors, reflecting the moods and emotions of the times; few are windows, bringing light to bear on…
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We evaluate others with a Godlike justice, but we want them to evaluate us with a Godlike compassion.
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Man's unique agony as a species consists in his perpetual conflict between the desire to stand out and the need…
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Maturity begins when we're content to feel we're right about something without feeling the necessity to prove someone else wrong.
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People who think they're generous to a fault usually think that's their only fault.
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If the devil could be persuaded to write a bible, he would title it, "You Only Live Once."
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Perseverance is the most overrated of traits, if it is unaccompanied by talent; beating your head against a wall is…
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Sometimes the best, and only effective, way to kill an idea is to put it into practice.
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It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
— Aristotle
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Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do…
— Marcus Aurelius
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Confine yourself to the present.
— Marcus Aurelius
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He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator.
— Francis Bacon
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And as I stumbled onto Eastern philosophy and Buddhism, it was the first time I had ever read any sort…
— Alan Ball
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Nothing is a greater impediment to being on good terms with others than being ill at ease with yourself.
— Honore de Balzac
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The antiquity and general acceptance of an opinion is not assurance of its truth.
— Pierre Bayle
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Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance,…
— Melody Beattie
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To make oneself an object, to make oneself passive, is a very different thing from being a passive object.
— Simone de Beauvoir
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It's not only the most difficult thing to know one's self, but the most inconvenient.
— Josh Billings
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I've probably understood men too well. I realise they are predatory by nature, and I have a certain acceptance of…
— Jacqueline Bisset
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It is on the acceptance or rejection of the theory of the Unity of all in Nature, in its ultimate…
— H. P. Blavatsky
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