The people who are suspicious of certain things are the very ones who are the most capable of doing that of which they are suspicious.
Sydney J. HarrisBeing able to do exactly as one pleases is the surest way to remain perpetually unpleased.
Sydney J. HarrisThe way in which we say something is often more important than what we say.
Sydney J. HarrisNobody can misunderstand a child as much as his own parents.
Sydney J. HarrisAll love relationships are controlled by an element of fear—that of acting, or becoming, unworthy of the loved one's approbation.
Sydney J. HarrisAchieving the good life is more a matter of being than of doing or giving. It calls for intense self-scrutiny, a relentless honesty about one's motives, and a persistent feeling that we are no better—and perhaps worse—than those we are trying to help.
Sydney J. Harris...when the createdness of the other person is not viewed as necessary as our own—then there is no reason (beyond expediency) to treat the other as a person. All injustice and cruelty come, basically, from this distorted view of reality.
Sydney J. HarrisWe must also learn that time itself is indivisible, that every act is a blending of past experience, present situation and future expectancy.
Sydney J. HarrisYet, advice on what we can do is usually futile—for we will do nothing except applaud the speaker, accept those ideas of his we already agree with, and reject those ideas that run counter to our prejudices.
Sydney J. HarrisThe whole world is a gigantic legacy. Imagine having to start afresh each generation: who would invent the wheel, devise the lever, construct the alphabet and multiplication table? I could not; could you?
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