#he

There's high, and there's high, and to get really high - I mean so high that you can walk on the water, that high-that's where I'm going. ↗

— George Harrison

#going #high #i #mean #really

When I hear somebody say 'Life is hard', I am always tempted to ask 'Compared to what?' ↗

— Sydney Harris

#am #ask #compared #hard #hear

It's surprising how many persons go through life without ever recognizing that their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their feelings toward themselves, and if you're not comfortable within yourself, you can't be comfortable with others. ↗

— Sydney J. Harris

#determined #ever #feelings #go #how

When you run into someone who is disagreeable to others, you may be sure he is uncomfortable with himself; the amount of pain we inflict upon others is directly proportional to the amount we feel within us. ↗

— Sydney J. Harris

#directly #directly proportional #disagreeable #feel #himself

Democracy is the only system that persists in asking the powers that be whether they are the powers that ought to be. ↗

— Sydney J. Harris

#asking #democracy #only #ought #persists

Ninety per cent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties, and even their real virtues. Most of us go almost all the way through life as complete strangers to ourselves - so how can we know anyone else? ↗

— Sydney J. Harris

#anyone #cent #comes #complete #else

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

— Sydney J. Harris

#belongs #nutshell #philosophy #put

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

— Sydney J. Harris

#each #lovers #other #over #period

Middle Age is that perplexing time of life when we hear two voices calling us, one saying, "Why not?" and the other, "Why bother?" ↗

— Sydney J. Harris

#bother #calling #hear #life #middle

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