Intolerance is the most socially acceptable form of egotism, for it permits us to assume superiority without personal boasting.

Quote by Sydney J Harris

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A winner rebukes and forgives; a loser is too timid to rebuke and too petty...

A winner rebukes and forgives; a loser is too timid to rebuke and too petty...

The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that...

The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that...

The primary purpose of a liberal education is to make one's mind a pleasant place...

The primary purpose of a liberal education is to make one's mind a pleasant place...

Many a secret that cannot be pried out by curiosity can be drawn out by...

Many a secret that cannot be pried out by curiosity can be drawn out by...

Men make counterfeit money; in many more cases, money makes counterfeit men.

Men make counterfeit money; in many more cases, money makes counterfeit men.

An idealist believes the short run doesn't count. A cynic believes the long run doesn't...

An idealist believes the short run doesn't count. A cynic believes the long run doesn't...

Democracy is the only system that persists in asking the powers that be whether they...

Democracy is the only system that persists in asking the powers that be whether they...

The time to relax is when you don't have time for it.

The time to relax is when you don't have time for it.

Sometimes the best, and only effective, way to kill an idea is to put it...

Sometimes the best, and only effective, way to kill an idea is to put it...

The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.

The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.

There's no point in burying a hatchet if you're going to put up a marker...

There's no point in burying a hatchet if you're going to put up a marker...

Ninety per cent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities,...

Ninety per cent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities,...

Any philosophy that can be put in a nutshell belongs there.

Any philosophy that can be put in a nutshell belongs there.

The two words 'information' and 'communication' are often used interchangeably, but they signify quite different...

The two words 'information' and 'communication' are often used interchangeably, but they signify quite different...

Somebody who never got over the embarrassing fact that he was born in bed with...

Somebody who never got over the embarrassing fact that he was born in bed with...

Happiness is a direction, not a place.

Happiness is a direction, not a place.

Ninety percent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their...

Ninety percent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their...

If a small thing has the power to make you angry, does that not indicate...

If a small thing has the power to make you angry, does that not indicate...

Knowledge fills a large brain; it merely inflates a small one.

Knowledge fills a large brain; it merely inflates a small one.

Enemies, as well as lovers, come to resemble each other over a period of time.

Enemies, as well as lovers, come to resemble each other over a period of time.