Harold Nicolson Quotes

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

The gift of broadcasting is, without question, the lowest human capacity to which any man could attain. — Harold Nicolson

To be a good diarist, one must have a snouty, sneaky mind. — 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

We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others by their acts. — Harold Nicolson

Intellectuals incline to be individualists, or even independents, are not team conscious and tend to regard obedience as a surrender of personality. — Harold Nicolson

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

His muse walked the streets with the others but she wore galoshes and was terribly afraid of being recognized. — Harold Nicolson

Berlin stimulates like arsenic. — Harold Nicolson

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

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