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

Quote by Sydney J Harris

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Intolerance is the most socially acceptable form of egotism, for it permits us to assume...

Intolerance is the most socially acceptable form of egotism, for it permits us to assume...

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...

Middle Age is that perplexing time of life when we hear two voices calling us,...

Middle Age is that perplexing time of life when we hear two voices calling us,...

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 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...

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...

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

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

When you run into someone who is disagreeable to others, you may be sure he...

When you run into someone who is disagreeable to others, you may be sure he...

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...

When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared...

When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared...

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...

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...

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...

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 greatest enemy of progress is not stagnation, but false progress.

The greatest enemy of progress is not stagnation, but false progress.

The art of listening needs its highest development in listening to oneself; our most important...

The art of listening needs its highest development in listening to oneself; our most important...

People who think they're generous to a fault usually think that's their only fault.

People who think they're generous to a fault usually think that's their only fault.

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...

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...