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

Quote by Sydney J Harris

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Ignorance per se is not nearly as dangerous as ignorance of ignorance.

Ignorance per se is not nearly as dangerous as ignorance of ignorance.

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...

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

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

Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for...

Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for...

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...

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...

Our dilemma is that we hate change and love it at the same time; what...

Our dilemma is that we hate change and love it at the same time; what...

The most important thing in an argument, next to being right, is to leave an...

The most important thing in an argument, next to being right, is to leave an...

When we have 'second thoughts' about something, our first thoughts don't seem like thoughts at...

When we have 'second thoughts' about something, our first thoughts don't seem like thoughts at...

The art of living consists in knowing which impulses to obey and which must be...

The art of living consists in knowing which impulses to obey and which must be...

Happiness is a direction, not a place.

Happiness is a direction, not a place.

The three hardest tasks in the world are neither physical feats nor intellectual achievements, but...

The three hardest tasks in the world are neither physical feats nor intellectual achievements, but...

When we have 'second thoughts' about something, our first thoughts don't seem like thoughts at...

When we have 'second thoughts' about something, our first thoughts don't seem like thoughts at...

Almost no one is foolish enough to imagine that he automatically deserves great success in...

Almost no one is foolish enough to imagine that he automatically deserves great success in...

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...

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...

Nothing is as easy to make as a promise this winter to do something next...

Nothing is as easy to make as a promise this winter to do something next...

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...

Nobody can be so amusingly arrogant as a young man who has just discovered an...

Nobody can be so amusingly arrogant as a young man who has just discovered an...

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

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