Arthur James Balfour
» Ask » “Ask with urgency and passion.”
» Biography » “Biography should be written by an acute enemy.”
» Books and Reading » “He has only half learned the art of reading who has not added to it the more refined art of skipping and skimming.”
» Enthusiasm » “Enthusiasm moves the world.”
» Forgiveness » “I never forgive, but I always forget.”
» Forgiveness » “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.”
» Strikes » “The General Strike has taught the working class more in four days than years of talking could have done.”
» Truth » “It is unfortunate, considering that enthusiasm moves the world, that so few enthusiasts can be trusted to speak the truth.”
» Value » “Nothing matters very much, and few things matter at all.”
