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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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“The beauty of 'spacing' children many years apart lies in the fact that parents have time to learn the mistakes that were made with the older ones - which permits them to make exactly the opposite mistakes with the younger ones.”

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Book:Leaving the Surface

Source: Leaving the Surface

“The best thing you can give children, next to good habits, are good memories.”

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Book:Clearing the ground

Source: Clearing the ground

“American parents, on the whole, do not want their sons to be artisans or craftsmen, but business or professional people. As a result, millions of youngsters are being prepared for careers they have little aptitude for - and little interest in except for dubious prestige.”

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Book:On the contrary

Source: On the contrary

“Parents - and teachers too - are woefully short-sighted when they try to protect the child from his mistakes, when they make the "right answer" more important than the quest for knowledge and good judgment. For what is not learned within one's self cannot be learned from another.”

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Author:Sydney J. Harris

“What is much harder to handle is the sense that you have to live up to the mark someone else has set for you. The grades become too important, the competition too frantic, the fear of disappointing those who believe in you turns into an overwhelming nightmare.”

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Author:Sydney J. Harris

“Nobody can misunderstand a child as much as his own parents.”

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Book:Leaving the Surface

Source: Leaving the Surface

“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.”

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Book:Best of Sydney J. Harris

Source: Best of Sydney J. Harris

“The best combination of parents consists of a father who is gentle beneath his firmness, and a mother who is firm beneath her gentleness.”

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Book:Leaving the Surface

Source: Leaving the Surface

About the Author

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

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