Arthur James Balfour Quotes

1848–1930, British Conservative Politician, Prime Minister
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10
topics
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Topic
“Ask with urgency and passion.”
Ask
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“I never forgive, but I always forget.”
Forgiveness
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“Biography should be written by an acute enemy.”
Biography
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“Nothing matters very much, and few things matter at all.”
Value
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“The General Strike has taught the working class more in four days than years of talking could have done.”
Strikes
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“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
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“I thought he was a young man of promise, but it appears he is a young man of promises. [Speaking Of Winston Churchill]”
Ability
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“It is unfortunate, considering that enthusiasm moves the world, that so few enthusiasts can be trusted to speak the truth.”
Truth
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“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
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