HB Sydney J. Harris 14 Sep 1917
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indicate something about your size? -Sydney J. Harris
There is no way of proving your point to someone whose income or
position depends on believing the contrary. ~Sidney J. Harris, "Pieces
of Eight"
The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but
that men will begin to think like computers.--Sydney J. Harris
The rich who are unhappy are worse off than the poor who are unhappy;
for the poor, at least, cling to the hopeful delusion that more money
would solve their problems -- but the rich know better. -- Sydney J.
Harris
Most people are mirrors, reflecting the moods and emotions of the
times; few are windows, bringing light to bear on the dark corners
where troubles fester. The whole purpose of education is to turn
mirrors into windows.-- Sydney J. Harris
When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask,
'Compared to what?' -Sydney Harris
The three hardest tasks in the world are neither physical feats nor
intellectual achievements, but moral acts: to return love for hate, to
include the excluded, and to say, "I was wrong." --Sydney J. Harris
(1917-1986) _Pieces of Eight_
No one should pay attention to a man delivering a lecture or a sermon
on his "philosophy of life" until we know exactly how he treats his
wife, his children, his neighbors, his friends, his subordinates and
his enemies. --Sydney J. Harris (1917-1986)
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On September 14, 1917, Sydney J. Harris was born in London. When he was
five, his family moved to Chicago, where he lived for the rest of his
life. A columnist for the Chicago Daily News and Chicago Sun-Times,
Harris will forever be remembered for his popular "Strictly Personal"
column, which was syndicated in more than 200 newspapers. Once called
"a perfect master of the short essay form," he produced five columns a
week for more than three decades. Offering his musings on just about
every topic under the sun, Harris had a magical way with words that
often captivated his readers. Many of his most memorable observations
were chiastic:
"The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but
that men will begin to think like computers."
"Men make counterfeit money; in many more cases, money makes counterfeit
men."
And some were wonderfully oxymoronic:
"The time to relax is when you don't have time for it."
"A person who is going to commit an inhuman act invariably excuses
himself by saying, 'I’m only human, after all.'"
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Benny Shaboy
>If a small thing has the power to make you angry, does that not
>indicate something about your size? -Sydney J. Harris
Thanks. Mr. Harris was one of the 20th Century's most brilliant aphorists and
masters of the short essay. Here are more, all from _Pieces of Eight._
A sailor complained to Picasso that his paintings were not realistic, and then
took out a tiny snapshot of his child for the painter to see. Picasso squinted
seriously at the snapshot and handed it back to the father, merely saying,
"Small, isn't she?" --Sidney J Harris, "Pieces of Eight"
Corruption in society begins when things are not called by their right names.
--Sidney Harris "Pieces of Eight" citing Confucius
Chaucer is no less serious an artist because his vision of the world is
humorous; indeed, in my opinion he is considerably greater an artist than
Milton, whose lofty genius is sometimes windy and pretentious. --Sidney Harris,
"Pieces of Eight"
Each generation is too close to the work of its contemporaries to judge it
fairly and rationally. Only a few eyes are open to the genuinely innovative.
--Sidney Harris, "Pieces of Eight"
Elitism is the slur directed at merit by mediocracy. --Sidney Harris, "Pieces
of Eight"
I know what I like only means I like what I'm used to. --Sidney Harris, "Pieces
of Eight"
Louis Untermeyer, the poet and anthologist... was attending a New Years Eve
costume party one evening and flinging himself into the spirit of the thing by
wearing a ridiculous paper hat and raucously blowing a horn. A college girl
walked up to him, peered into his face, and then turned on her heel. "Hah!" she
snorted as she walked away. "And he's required reading!" --Sidney Harris
Pieces of Eight
Man begins by generating a symbol to represent reality, and then clings (often
fatally) to the symbol long after the reality has altered, become corrupted, or
even vanished. --Sidney Harris, "Pieces of Eight"
Nothing is gained by debasing the currency of language so that interpretive
talents may regard themselves as creative. And a great deal is lost --for if
every act is creative, from cooking and flower arranging to mortuary management,
the word loses its singular impact when applied to genuinely creative efforts
and accomplishments. --Sidney Harris, "Pieces of Eight"
Nothing of permanent value has ever been accomplished in the current--only
against it, or at least away from it. --Sidney Harris, "Pieces of Eight"
The great and crushing contradiction in tourism is that it ruins the very
location and atmosphere it rushes to pay respects to. --Sidney Harris, "Pieces
of Eight"
To execute a murderer is simply to adopt his point of view. --Sidney Harris,
"Pieces of Eight"
tmw
> The three hardest tasks in the world are neither physical feats nor
> intellectual achievements, but moral acts: to return love for hate, to
> include the excluded, and to say, "I was wrong." --Sydney J. Harris
> (1917-1986) _Pieces of Eight_
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We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood
until... we have stopped saying "It got lost," and say "I lost it."
~Sidney J. Harris 1917-1986
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tmw
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libreria
> Thanks. Mr. Harris was one of the 20th Century's most brilliant aphorists and
> masters of the short essay. Here are more, all from _Pieces of Eight.
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The aphorism should be a light vessel holding a heavy load.
~ Jacob Klatzkin 1882-1948
[Sid] did not write his column for the professors; he was a
newspaperman, not an academic.
Most of his pieces were tightly composed little essays, usually on the
liberal side of the spectrum, always neatly argued and never mere
attempts to start or win a fight. But once in a while — maybe it was
once a week, I forget—he would let himself go a little with a column he
called "Purely Personal Prejudices." In these, he'd indulge himself in
wisecracks instead of reasoning, unsupported statements instead of
careful arguments.
~Paul Sampson, Unintended Consequences" and Other Irritants (2003)
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libreria
Benny Shaboy
>
>We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood
>until... we have stopped saying "It got lost," and say "I lost it."
> ~Sidney J. Harris 1917-1986
Don't tell me your work broke. Things don't break by themselves. You broke it
because you didn't do something right.
(from memory) ~William Daley, American Ceramist, 1925-
Elyse
mai...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
> If a small thing has the power to make you angry, does that not
> indicate something about your size? -Sydney J. Harris
>
> intellectual achievements, but moral acts: to return love for hate, to
> include the excluded, and to say, "I was wrong." --Sydney J. Harris
> (1917-1986) _Pieces of Eight_
>
> Graham J Weeks M.R.Pharm.S.
Thank you for posting this thread! I am really enjoying many of this
author's quotes.
If the devil could be persuaded to write a bible, he would title it,
"You Only Live Once."
--Sydney J. Harris (1917-1986)
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Elyse
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Elyse
Benny Shaboy wrote:
> Thanks. Mr. Harris was one of the 20th Century's most brilliant aphorists and
> masters of the short essay. Here are more, all from _Pieces of Eight._
>
[snipped]
>
> I know what I like only means I like what I'm used to. --Sidney Harris, "Pieces
> of Eight"
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Our dilemma is that we hate change and love it at the same time; what
we really want is for things to remain the same but get better.