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Sydney J. Harris was an American journalist renowned for his wit and incisive commentary. Born on September 14, 1917, in Chicago, Illinois, he passed away on December 8, 1986. Harris was a prominent figure in journalism, particularly for his newspaper columns.

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“By the time a man asks you for advice, he has generally made up his mind what he wants to do, and is looking for confirmation rather than counseling.”

Men Want Mind Made Asks Advice Counseling Confirmation

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“The primary purpose of a liberal education is to make one's mind a pleasant place in which to spend one's leisure.”

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“Why are we willing to accept a new mathematical formula we don't understand as the product of a brilliant mind, while rejecting a new art form we don't understand as the product of a deranged mind?”

Mind Art Form Accepting Willing Products Brilliant Mathematical Formulas Rejecting Deranged Brilliant Minds

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“At it's highest level, the purpose of teaching is not to teach—it is to inspire the desire for learning. Once a student's mind is set on fire, it will find a way to provide its own fuel.”

Way Mind Desire Purpose Levels Teach Fire Teaching Students Inspire Highest Fuel

Book:Best of Sydney J. Harris

Source: Best of Sydney J. Harris

“A university is not, primarily, a place in which to learn how to make a living; it is a place in which to learn how to be more fully a human being, how to draw upon one's resources, how to discipline the mind and expand the imagination; how to make some sense out of the big world we will shortly be thrown into.”

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Book:On the contrary

Source: On the contrary

“And most of the failures in parent-child relationships, from my observation, begin when the child begins to acquire a mind and a will of its own, to make independent decisions and to question the omnipotence or the wisdom of the parent.”

Mind Children Parent Decision Independent Observation Acquire Omnipotence Parent Child Parent Child Relationship

Book:Best of Sydney J. Harris

Source: Best of Sydney J. Harris

“Filth is always a sign of weakness - in the mouth of the user and in the mind of the writer.”

Mind Mouths Weakness Users Filth

Author:Sydney J. Harris

About the Author

Born: September 14, 1917
Died: December 8, 1986
Known for: Journalist
Quotes: 170

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