243 Quotes by Sydney J. Harris

A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past, his is also one who is permanently disappointed in the future.

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

The loner may be respected, but he is always resented by his colleagues, for he seems to be passing a critical judgment on them, when he may be simply making a limiting statement about himself.

As WArden Lawes once said of convicts, no man can be called a failure until he has tried something he really likes, and fails at it.

Being yourself is not remaining where you are, or being satisfied with what you are. It is the point of departure.

It's odd, and a little unsettling, to reflect upon the fact that English is the only major language in which "I" is capitalized; in many other languages "You" is capitalized and the "i" is lower case." --

Maturity begins when we're content to feel we're right about something without feeling the necessity to prove someone else wrong.

The world has always been betrayed by decent men with bad ideals.

We evaluate others with a Godlike justice, but we want them to evaluate us with a Godlike compassion.