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

Quote by Sydney J Harris

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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

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

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,...

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...

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 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 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...

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 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...