Harold Nicolson
Harold Nicolson
Sir Harold George Nicolson KCVO CMGwas an English diplomat, author, diarist and politician...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionDiplomat
Date of Birth21 November 1886
loyalty taken quality
These, 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.
humility judging judgment-of-others
We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts.
relationship marriage successful
The great secret of a successful marriage is to treat all disasters as incidents and none of the incidents as disasters.