Sydney Harris
When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard', I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what ?'
When I hear somebody sigh, life is hard, I am always tempted to ask, compared to what ?
Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time, it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.
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Life without a purpose is a languid, drifting thing , every day we ought to review our purpose, saying to ourselves, 'This day let me make a sound beginning
There is no beauty but the beauty of action.
There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.
Even though I am nearly deaf, I seem to be gifted with a kind of inner hearing which enables me to detect sounds and noises which the ordinary person does not hear.
He who risks and fails can be forgiven. He who never risks and never fails is a failure in his whole being.
If at first you don't succeed skydiving is not for you.
You are the only person on earth who can use your ability.
In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.
You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
By doing well the duty which is nearest to us, the duty which is in our hands, we make ourselves stronger.
If you don't quit, and don't cheat, and don't run home when trouble arrives, you can only win.
The glow of inspiration warms us, it is a holy rapture.
Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind.
"Every achiever I have ever met says, 'My life turned around when I began to believe in me.'"
Keep your business affairs in your own hands. It's the only way to be happy.
The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.
In the long run, we only hit what we aim at.
The great accomplishments of man have resulted from the transmission of ideas and enthusiasm.
What is tolerance ? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error , let us pardon reciprocally each other's folly - that is the first law of nature.
A kind speech and forgiveness is better than alms followed by injury.
Character can not be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved
Some people come into our lives and quickly go, some stay for a while and leave footprints in our hearts, and we are never, ever the same.
Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.
Dare to be free, dare to go as far as your thought leads, and dare to carry that out in your life.
You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have really lived, are the moments when you have done things in a spirit of love.
What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail ?
The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
The earth is enjoyed by heroes, this is the unfailing truth. Be a hero. Always say, I have no fear.
The holiest of holidays are those kept by ourselves in silence and apart, the secret anniversaries of the heart.
Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.
What a great feeling to look back on what you've already climbed What a man really wants is creative challenge with sufficient skills to bring him within the reach of success so that he may have the expanding joy of achievement.
True love is when your heart and your mind are saying the same thing.
You know when you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend.
Build a dream and the dream will build you.
Appreciate me now, and avoid the rush.
In order to accept change and the suffering it brings, we need to find meaning in it
Love thy neighbour as thyself.
The best doctors in the world are Doctor Diet, Doctor Quiet, and Doctor Merryman.
Do not wait for ideal circumstances, they will never come, nor for the best opportunities.
People begin to become successful the minute they decide to be.
When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard', I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what ?'
For the first time in my life, people cheering for me. Were you deaf ? Didn't you hear 'em ? We're not hitchhiking any more. We're riding.
In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing.
Being defeated is only a temporary condition , giving up is what makes it permanent.
A woman who is loved always has success.
Success is neither magical or mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.
This is the people's war ! It is our war ! We are the fighters ! Fight it, then ! Fight it with all that is in us, and may god defend the right.
Fathers are like a lighthouse when there is fog his children can always depend on seeing the light.
A smile is a light in the window of the soul indicating that the heart is at home.
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
Those who work at a thing heart and soul not only achieve success in it but through their absorption in that they also realize the supreme truth - brahman. Those who work at a thing with their whole heart receive help from god.
Life is too short to ponder the "what if's " and fear rejection.
Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there. Philip Brooks Children are the reward of life.
Lust is what makes you keep wanting it, even when you have no desire to be with each other. Love is what makes you keep wanting to be with each other, even when you have no desire to do it.
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly , what is essential is invisible to the eye.
Motherhood qualified me to let the child within come out and play.
We can help others in the world more by making the most of yourself than in any other way.
Live your life and forget your age.
All you need is love.
Results ? Why, man, I have gotten lots of results ! If I find ways something won't work, I haven't failed
The glue that holds all relationships together -- including the relationship between the leader and the led is trust, and trust is based on integrity.
Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you.
I have nipples, Greg. Could you milk me ?
The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you will land among the stars.
Recognize that transition has a characteristic shape.
We always strive after what is forbidden, and desire the things refused us.
Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain -- and most fools do.
If I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
Who is the happiest of men ? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though'twere his own.
The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
Till I loved, I never lived, enough.
Fear nothing, for every renewed effort raises all former failures into lessons, all sins into experience.
Our real problem is not our strength today ; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure strength tomorrow.
In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.
Practice does not make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect.
A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle
Only that day dawns to which we are awake.
All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.
I want to talk with people who care about things that matter that will make a life- changing difference
Keep on going and the chances are you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I have never heard of anyone stumbling on something sitting down.
All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
To do great things is difficult, but to command great things is more difficult.
Do we really know anybody ? Who does not wear a face to hide another ?
Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well.
The leader wonders about everything, wants to learn as much as he can, is willing to take risks, experiment, try new things. He does not worry about failure, but embraces errors, knowing he will learn from them.
The harder I work, the luckier I get.
Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must be overcome first.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
The last miracle I did was the 1969 Mets. Before that, I think you have to go back to the Red Sea.
No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see the possibilities -- they're always there.
Private victories precede public victories. You can't invert that process any more than you can harvest a crop before you plant it.
The sublimity of wisdom is to do those things living that are desired when dying.
The miracle power that elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application and perseverance, under the promptings of a brave determined spirit.
Let us strive on to finish the work we are in
We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I... I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.