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 ascet…

- Harold Nicolson

Every schoolmaster after the age of forty-nine, is inclined to flatulence is apt to swallow frequently and to puff

- Harold Nicolson

Only one person in 1000 is a bore, and HE is interesting because he is one person in 1000.

- Harold Nicolson

The worst thing, I fear, about being no longer young is that one is no longer young.

- Harold Nicolson

The great secret of a successful marriage is to treat all disasters as incidents and none of the incidents as disasters.

- Harold Nicolson

Few 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…

- Harold Nicolson

We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts.

- Harold Nicolson

The Irish do not want anyone to wish them well; they want everyone to wish their enemies ill.

- Harold Nicolson

These, then, are the qualities of my ideal diplomatist. Truth, accuracy, calm, patience, good temper, modesty and loyalty. They are also the qualitie…

- Harold Nicolson