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As WArden Lawes once said of convicts, no man can be called a failure until he has tried something he really likes, and fails at it.
Sydney J. Harris
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Sydney J. Harris
Age: 69 †
Born: 1917
Born: September 14
Died: 1986
Died: December 8
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London
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Sincerity that thinks it is the sole possessor of the truth is a deadlier sin than hypocrisy, which knows better.
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All significant achievement comes from daring from experiment from the willingness to risk failure.
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The difference between faith and superstition is that the first uses reason to go as far as it can, and then makes the jump the second shuns reason entirely — which is why superstition is not the ally, but the enemy, of true religion.
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We can often endure an extra pound of pain far more easily than we can suffer the withdrawal of an ounce of accustomed pleasure.
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More trouble is caused in this world by indiscreet answers than by indiscreet questions.
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Skepticism is not an end in itself it is a tool for the discovery of truths.
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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.
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Never let your fears be the boundaries of your dreams. Happiness is a direction, not a place.
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We believe what we want to believe, what we like to believe, what suits our prejudices and fuels our passions.
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Character is something you forge for yourself temperament is something you are born with and can only slightly modify.
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Almost no one is foolish enough to imagine that he automatically deserves great success in any field of activity yet almost everyone believes that he automatically deserves success in marriage.
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