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Sincerity that thinks it is the sole possessor of the truth is a deadlier sin than hypocrisy, which knows better.

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The founder of every creed from Jesus Christ to Karl Marx, would be appalled to return to earth and see what has been made of that creed, not by its enemies, but by its most devoted adherents.

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Every rule in the book can be broken, except one - be who you are, and become all you were meant to be....

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We truly possess only what we are able to renounce; otherwise, we are simply possessed by our possessions.

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The loner may be respected, but he is always resented by his colleagues, for he seems to be passing a critical judgment on them, when he may be simply making a limiting statement about himself.

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Confidence, once lost or betrayed, can never be restored again to the same measure; and we learn too late in life that our acts of deception are irrevocable - they may be forgiven, but they cannot be forgotten by their victims.

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The best combination of parents consists of a father who is gentle beneath his firmness, and a mother who is firm beneath her gentleness.

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Sydney J. Harris

Sydney J. Harris

Born: September 14, 1917

Died: December 8, 1986 (aged 69)

Bio: Sydney J. Harris was an American journalist for the Chicago Daily News and, later, the Chicago Sun-Times.

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