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Sydney J Harris
 
Date of birth: 14 September 1917
Date of death: 08 December 1986
Country Of Origin: America
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" A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past, he is one who is prematurely disappointed in the future. "

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" A winner rebukes and forgives; a loser is too timid to rebuke and too petty to forgive. "

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" Almost no one is foolish enough to imagine that he automatically deserves great success in any field of activity; yet almost everyone believes that he automatically deserves success in marriage. "

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" An idealist believes the short run doesn't count. A cynic believes the long run doesn't matter. A realist believes that what is done or left undone in the short run determines the long run. "

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" Any philosophy that can be put in a nutshell belongs there. "

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" Democracy is the only system that persists in asking the powers that be whether they are the powers that ought to be. "

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" Enemies, as well as lovers, come to resemble each other over a period of time. "

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" Every morning I take out my bankbook, stare at it, shudder-and turn quickly to my typewriter. "

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" Happiness is a direction, not a place. "

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" If a small thing has the power to make you angry, does that not indicate something about your size? "

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

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" In shape, it is perfectly elliptical. In texture, it is smooth and lustrous. In color, it ranges from pale alabaster to warm terra cotta. And in taste, it outstrips all the lush pomegranates that Swinburne was so fond of sinking his lyrical teeth into. "

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" Intolerance is the most socially acceptable form of egotism, for it permits us to assume superiority without personal boasting. "

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" It's surprising how many persons go through life without ever recognizing that their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their feelings toward themselves, and if you're not comfortable within yourself, you can't be comfortable with others. "

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