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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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“When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'”

Source: Strictly personal

“The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that men will begin to think like computers.”

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Author:Sydney J. Harris

“Nobody can be so amusingly arrogant as a young man who has just discovered an old idea and thinks it is his own.”

Thinking Men Ideas Young Young Man Arrogance Arrogant Old Ideas

Book:Strictly personal

Source: Strictly personal

“People who think they're generous to a fault usually think that's their only fault.”

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Book:On the contrary

Source: On the contrary

“Christianity is not a "spiritual" religion, like some religions of the east. It is an intensely "practical" religion, having its moral roots in the practicality of judaism. It was not designed to change the way men think or believe as much as to change the way they act.”

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Book:Best of Sydney J. Harris

Source: Best of Sydney J. Harris

“But what is significant is that if you don't want to like and accept somebody, one excuse is as good as another. The objective facts don't matter, and the reasons are never as ‘reasonable' as we like to think they are.”

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Book:Best of Sydney J. Harris

Source: Best of Sydney J. Harris

“Sincerity that thinks it is the sole possessor of the truth is a deadlier sin than hypocrisy, which knows better.”

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Book:Clearing the ground

Source: Clearing the ground

About the Author

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

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