The way in which we say something is often more important than what we say. Sydney J. Harris View this quote
Every morning I take out my bankbook, stare at it, shudder – and turn quickly to my typewriter. Sydney J. Harris
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Filth is always a sign of weakness – in the mouth of the user and in the mind of the writer. Sydney J. Harris
God cannot be solemn, or he would not have blessed man with the incalculable gift of laughter. Sydney J. Harris
History repeats itself, but in such cunning disguise that we never detect the resemblance until the damage is done. Sydney J. Harris
Honesty consists of the unwillingness to lie to others; maturity, which is equally hard to attain, consists of the unwillingness to lie to oneself. Sydney J. Harris
If you cannot endure to be thought in the wrong, you will begin to do terrible things to make the wrong appear right. Sydney J. Harris
If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem, but the perpetual human predicament is that the answer soon poses its own problems. Sydney J. Harris
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 that the wall is climbable. Sydney J. Harris
Making out an invitation list for a party brings out the worst in everyone. It is then that our most ruthless estimates of the people we know come into play. Sydney J. Harris
Many a secret that cannot be pried out by curiosity can be drawn out by indifference. Sydney J. Harris
American journalist
September 14th, 1917 - December 8th, 1986
