Quotes of Sidney J. Harris

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A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past, he is one who is prematurely disappointed in the future.

- Sidney J. Harris

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“ Nothing that is perfect can be taught ”

- Mike Stagnitta

“ There are men so philosophical that they can see humor in their own toothaches. But there has never lived a man so philosophical that he could see the toothache in his own humor. ”

- H. L. Mencken

“ As powerful as your genetic combination is in determining the outcome of your life, your decisions are more powerful. You will ultimately look like your decisions. ”

- Kingsley Opuwari Manuel

“ An idea can turn to dust or magic, depending on the talent that rubs against it. ”

- William Bernbach

“ The purpose of life is not to be happy—but to matter, to be productive, to be useful, to have it make some difference that you lived at all. ”

- Leo Rosten

“ If you love something so much let it go. If it comes back it was meant to be; if it doesn't it never was ”

- Albert Schweitzer

“ The purpose of literature is to turn blood into ink. ”

- T.S. Eliot

“ It takes guts and humility to admit mistakes. Admitting we're wrong is courage, not weakness. ”

- Roy T. Bennett

“ I miss your voice because it is a symphony; your scent because it is a treasure; your smile because it is a jewel; your hug because it is a masterpiece; and your kiss because it is a miracle. ”

- Matshona Dhliwayo

“ One day she will be mine. I am telling you. I need to have her, and she needs me. She just doesn’t know it yet. There is no one in the world that could love her the way I could. ”

- Nico J. Genes

“ Love is not a feeling of happiness. Love is a willingness to sacrifice. ”

- Michael Novak

“ You need just the right amount of 'Fuck the world' and the right amount of belief in something...and you need the right amount of love. ”

- Gerard Way

“ Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly. ”

- Dalai Lama

“ Nothing is so firmly believed as that which we least know. ”

- Michel de Montaigne

“ Love is always open arms. If you close your arms about love you will find that you are left holding only yourself. ”

- Leo Buscaglia

“ The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new. ”

- Socrates

“ There are two ways of meeting difficulties: you alter the difficulties, or you alter yourself to meet them. ”

- Phyllis Bottome

“ How would your life be different if…You stopped allowing other people to dilute or poison your day with their words or opinions? Let today be the day…You stand strong in the truth of your beauty and journey through your day without attachment to the validation of others ”

- Steve Maraboli

“ Every second that passes is another grain of sand in your hourglass that is gone, forever lost in time. ”

- Nyki Mack

“ My love for you does not recognize boundaries, distances, borders, or timezones! ”

- Avijeet Das

“ A lack of clarity could put the brakes on any journey to success. ”

- Steve Maraboli

“ We're staying together," he promised. "You're not getting away from me. Never again. ”

- Rick Riordan

“ Your dream should always be greater than your grievances ”

- Aadarsh Singh

“ Love brings to light a lover's noble and hidden qualitieshis rare and exceptional traits: it is thus liable to be deceptive of his normal qualities. ”

- Friedrich Nietzsche