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Elitism is the slur directed at merit by mediocrity.
Sydney J. Harris
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Sydney J. Harris
Age: 69 †
Born: 1917
Born: September 14
Died: 1986
Died: December 8
Journalist
London
England
Sydney Harris
Elitism
Discernment
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Mediocrity
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Slurs
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It may be true that the weak will always be driven to the wall but it is the task of a just society to see that the wall is climbable.
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Being yourself is not remaining what you were, or being satisfied with what you are. It is the point of departure and far from the goal.
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The greatest enemy of progress is not stagnation, but false progress.
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Democracy is the only system that persists in asking the powers that be whether they are the powers that ought to be.
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Filth is always a sign of weakness - in the mouth of the user and in the mind of the writer.
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Self-discipline without talent can often achieve astounding results, whereas talent without self-discipline inevitably dooms itself to failure.
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More trouble is caused in this world by indiscreet answers than by indiscreet questions.
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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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