Charm Quotes by Harold Nicolson

Only one person in 1000 is a bore, and HE is interesting because he is one person in 1000.

— Harold Nicolson

We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts.

— Harold Nicolson

We were preparing not Peace only, but Eternal Peace. There was about us the halo of some divine mission. We must be alert, stern,…

— Harold Nicolson

The great secret of a successful marriage is to treat all disasters as incidents and none of the incidents as disasters.

— Harold Nicolson

These, then, are the qualities of my ideal diplomatist. Truth, accuracy, calm, patience, good temper, modesty and loyalty. They are also the qualities of…

— Harold Nicolson

We were preparing not Peace only, but Eternal Peace. There was about us the halo of some divine mission. We were bent on doing…

— Harold Nicolson

Berlin stimulates like arsenic.

— Harold Nicolson

The Irish do not want anyone to wish them well; they want everyone to wish their enemies ill.

— Harold Nicolson

Few things are more agreeable than the spectacle of a man who loses his temper; we should be grateful to such people for providing…

— Harold Nicolson

“His muse walked the streets with the others but she wore galoshes and was terribly afraid of being recognized.”

— Harold Nicolson

Intellectuals incline to be individualists, or even independents, are not team conscious and tend to regard obedience as a surrender of personality.

— Harold Nicolson

Coaches should realize that the only way to conquer drudgery is by getting through it as efficiently as they can. A dull job slackly…

— Harold Nicolson