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38 quotes by Sydney J. Harris

Sydney J. Harris (September 14, 1917 – December 8, 1986) was an American journalist for the Chicago Daily News and later the Chicago Sun-Times. He wrote 11 books and his weekday column, “Strictly Personal,” was syndicated in approximately 200 newspapers throughout the United States and Canada.
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Middle Age is that perplexing time of life when we hear two voices calling us, one saying, 'Why not?' and the other, 'Why bother?'

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When you run into someone who is disagreeable to others, you may be sure he is uncomfortable with himself; the amount of pain we inflict upon others... →

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When I hear somebody say 'Life is hard', I am always tempted to ask 'Compared to what?'

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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... →

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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... →

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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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The greatest enemy of progress is not stagnation, but false progress.

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When we have 'second thoughts' about something, our first thoughts don't seem like thoughts at all - just feelings.

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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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Ninety per cent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties, and even their real virtues. Most... →

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Nobody can be so amusingly arrogant as a young man who has just discovered an old idea and thinks it is his own.

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There's no point in burying a hatchet if you're going to put up a marker on the site.

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Many a secret that cannot be pried out by curiosity can be drawn out by indifference.

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