The gift of broadcasting is, without question, the lowest human capacity to which any man could attain.
Harold NicolsonFew things are more agreeable than the spectacle of a man who loses his temper; we should be grateful to such people for providing us with moments of often unsullied delight.
Harold NicolsonThe worst thing, I fear, about being no longer young is that one is no longer young.
Harold NicolsonIntellectuals incline to be individualists, or even independents, are not team conscious and tend to regard obedience as a surrender of personality.
Harold NicolsonThese, then, are the qualities of my ideal diplomatist. Truth, accuracy, calm, patience, good temper, modesty and loyalty. They are also the qualities of an ideal diplomacy. But, the reader may object, you have forgotten intelligence, knowledge, discernment, prudence, hospitality, charm, industry, courage and even tact. I have not forgotten them. I have taken them for granted.
Harold Nicolson