Arthur James Balfour quotes

" Enthusiasm moves the world. " # Enthusiasm

" 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 # Charity # Friends and Friendship

" I never forgive, but I always forget. " # Forgiveness

" Nothing matters very much, and few things matter at all. " # Success

" I thought he was a young man of promise, but it appears he is a young man of promises. [Speaking Of Winston Churchill] " # Ability

" Ask with urgency and passion. " # Ask

" The General Strike has taught the working class more in four days than years of talking could have done. " # Strikes # Work # Class

" Biography should be written by an acute enemy. " # Biography # Books - Reading # Enemies

" He has only half learned the art of reading who has not added to it the more refined art of skipping and skimming. " # Books - Reading # Arts and Artists # Learning

" It is unfortunate, considering that enthusiasm moves the world, that so few enthusiasts can be trusted to speak the truth. " # Truth # Enthusiasm # Trust