Life is, if anything, the art of combination. Of discrimination. Of freely picking one's own personal pattern out of a hundred choices. Not letting it be picked for you—either by the Establishment, or by the Rebels. Conformity of Hip is no better than Conformity of Square.
Sydney J. HarrisSelf-discipline without talent can often achieve astounding results, whereas talent without self-discipline inevitably dooms itself to failure.
Sydney J. HarrisWe believe what we want to believe, what we like to believe, what suits our prejudices and fuels our passions.
Sydney J. HarrisThe truest test of independent judgment is being able to dislike someone who admires us, and to admire someone who dislikes us.
Sydney J. HarrisNice things are done for our own sake, not for the sake of others. The pleasure must reside in the performance, not in the applause. Good deeds are, in a deeper psychological way, a favor to oneself. If this is not grasped, then our whole sense of personal relationships becomes warped.
Sydney J. Harris