Sydney Harris

“There is no point in burying the hatchet if you're going to put up a marker on the site.”

“Most people are mirrors, reflecting the moods and emotions of the times; few are windows, bringing light to bear on the dark corners where troubles fester. The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.”

“Nobody can be so amusingly arrogant as a young man who has just discovered an old idea and thinks it is his own.”