"A winner rebukes and forgives; a loser is too timid to rebuke and too petty to forgive"
- Sydney J. Harris
About this Quote
This quote by Sydney J. Harris speaks to the significance of having a winning attitude. A winner is someone who is confident enough to rebuke when needed, but likewise modest adequate to forgive. They understand that errors are unavoidable and that it is necessary to learn from them. On the other hand, a loser is somebody who is too shy to rebuke and too minor to forgive. They are unable to take obligation for their errors and instead pick to neglect them. This quote encourages us to aim to be winners, to be confident adequate to take obligation for our errors and to gain from them. It also motivates us to be modest adequate to forgive and to move on.
This quote is written / told by Sydney J. Harris between September 14, 1917 and December 8, 1986. He/she was a famous Journalist from USA.
The author also have 33 other quotes.
"Not every programme dealing with issues of global significance has to be fronted by last week's winner of Have I Got News For You-but I suppose you might be wrong"
"It's easy to have faith in yourself and have discipline when you're a winner, when you're number one. What you got to have is faith and discipline when you're not a winner"
"I knew I was a winner back in the late sixties. I knew I was destined for great things. People will say that kind of thinking is totally immodest. I agree. Modesty is not a word that applies to me in any way - I hope it never will"
"Because, they're only thinking about one team when that game's over. Before the game, they're talking about two football teams. When the game's over, there's only one winner"
