Arthur James Balfour Quotes

1848-1930, British Conservative Politician, Prime Minister
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“Enthusiasm moves the world.”
Enthusiasm
“Ask with urgency and passion.”
Ask
“I never forgive, but I always forget.”
Forgiveness
“Biography should be written by an acute enemy.”
Biography
“Nothing matters very much, and few things matter at all.”
Value
“The General Strike has taught the working class more in four days than years of talking could have done.”
Strikes
“He has only half learned the art of reading who has not added to it the more refined art of skipping and skimming.”
Books and Reading
“I thought he was a young man of promise, but it appears he is a young man of promises. [Speaking Of Winston Churchill]”
Ability
“It is unfortunate, considering that enthusiasm moves the world, that so few enthusiasts can be trusted to speak the truth.”
Truth
“The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.”
Forgiveness