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Sydney J. Harris quotes

American Journalist September 14, 1917 – December 8, 1986

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A winner knows how much he still has to learn, even when he is considered an expert by others; a loser wants to be considered an expert by others before he has learned enough to know how little he knows. Sydney J. Harris
The two words 'information' and 'communication' are often used interchangeably, but they signify quite different things. Information is giving out; communication is getting through. Sydney J. Harris
Sydney J. Harris quote: "When we have 'second thoughts' about something, our first..."
When we have 'second thoughts' about something, our first thoughts don't seem like thoughts at all - just feelings. Sydney J. Harris
The most important thing in an argument, next to being right, is to leave an escape hatch for your opponent, so that he can gracefully swing over to your side without too much apparent loss of face. Sydney J. Harris
Intolerance is the most socially acceptable form of egotism, for it permits us to assume superiority without personal boasting. Sydney J. Harris
Sydney J. Harris quote: "Knowledge fills a large brain; it merely inflates a small one."
Knowledge fills a large brain; it merely inflates a small one. Sydney J. Harris
Sydney J. Harris quote: "Democracy is the only system that persists in asking the..."
Democracy is the only system that persists in asking the powers that be whether they are the powers that ought to be. Sydney J. Harris
Sydney J. Harris quote: "People who think they're generous to a fault usually think..."
People who think they're generous to a fault usually think that's their only fault. Sydney J. Harris
Sydney J. Harris quote: "Nobody can be so amusingly arrogant as a young man who has..."
Nobody can be so amusingly arrogant as a young man who has just discovered an old idea and thinks it is his own. Sydney J. Harris
Sydney J. Harris quote: "Ignorance per se is not nearly as dangerous as ignorance of..."
Ignorance per se is not nearly as dangerous as ignorance of ignorance. Sydney J. Harris
Sydney J. Harris quote: "Any philosophy that can be put in a nutshell belongs there."
Any philosophy that can be put in a nutshell belongs there. Sydney J. Harris
Sydney J. Harris quote: "The greatest enemy of progress is not stagnation, but false..."
The greatest enemy of progress is not stagnation, but false progress. Sydney J. Harris
Sydney J. Harris quote: "Many a secret that cannot be pried out by curiosity can be..."
Many a secret that cannot be pried out by curiosity can be drawn out by indifference. Sydney J. Harris
Sydney J. Harris quote: "Somebody who never got over the embarrassing fact that he was..."
Somebody who never got over the embarrassing fact that he was born in bed with a lady. Sydney J. Harris
Sydney J. Harris quote: "There's no point in burying a hatchet if you're going to put..."
There's no point in burying a hatchet if you're going to put up a marker on the site. Sydney J. Harris

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