Sydney J. Harris
Sydney J. Harris
Sydney J. Harriswas 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth14 September 1917
CountryUnited States of America
strong war violence
"Terrorism" is what we call the violence of the weak, and we condemn it; "war" is what we call the violence of the strong, and we glorify it.
atrocities warfare greater
There is no such thing as an "atrocity" in warfare that is greater than the atrocity of warfare itself.
war unique men
Man's unique agony as a species consists in his perpetual conflict between the desire to stand out and the need to blend in.
peace war nuclear
Nuclear war is inevitable, says the pessimists; Nuclear war is impossible, says the optimists; Nuclear war is inevitable unless we make it impossible, says the realists.
country attitude war
The difference between patriotism and nationalism is that the patriot is proud of his country for what it does, and the nationalist is proud of his country no matter what it does; the first attitude creates a feeling of responsibility, but the second a feeling of blind arrogance that leads to war.
morning quickly stare turn
Every morning I take out my bankbook, stare at it, shudder-and turn quickly to my typewriter.
educational responsibility parenting
We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we have stopped saying 'It got lost,' and say, 'I lost it.'
money men cases
Men make counterfeit money; in many more cases, money makes counterfeit men.
adulthood childhood line lost passed saying stopped subtle
We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until... we have stopped saying "It got lost," and say "I lost it.
almost complete knowing life ninety people percent strangers woe
Ninety percent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties, and even their real virtues. Most of us go almost all the way through life as complete strangers to ourselves.
somebody tempted
When I hear somebody say 'Life is hard', I am always tempted to ask 'Compared to what?'
forgiveness forgiving loser
A winner rebukes and forgives; a loser is too timid to rebuke and too petty to forgive.
acceptance tolerance assuming
Intolerance is the most socially acceptable form of egotism, for it permits us to assume superiority without personal boasting.
men likes failing
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.