We were preparing not Peace only, but Eternal Peace. There was about us the halo of some divine mission. We must be alert, stern, righteous and ascetic. For we were bent on doing great, permanent and noble things.
Harold NicolsonOnly one person in 1000 is a bore, and HE is interesting because he is one person in 1000.
Harold NicolsonThe great secret of a successful marriage is to treat all disasters as incidents and none of the incidents as disasters.
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