By the time a man asks you for advice, he has generally made up his mind what he wants to do, and is looking for confirmation rather than counseling.
Sydney J. HarrisMore trouble is caused in this world by indiscreet answers than by indiscreet questions.
Sydney J. HarrisGood teaching must be slow enough so that it is not confusing, and fast enough so that it is not boring.
Sydney J. HarrisMarriages we regard as the happiest are those in which each of the partners believes he or she got the best of it.
Sydney J. HarrisThe generality of mankind is lazy. What distinguishes men of genuine achievement from the rest of us is not so much their intellectual powers and aptitudes as their curiosity, their energy, their fullest use of their potentialities. Nobody really knows how smart or talented he is until he finds the incentives to use himself to the fullest. God has given us more than we know what to do with.
Sydney J. Harris