The General Strike has taught the working class more in four days than years of talking could have done. – Arthur Balfour
The tyranny of majorities may be as bad as the tyranny of kings. – Arthur Balfour
Man, so far as natural science by itself is able to teach us, is no longer the final cause of the universe, the Heaven-descended heir of all the ages. His very existence is an accident, his story a brief and transitory episode in the life of one of the meanest of the planets. – Arthur Balfour
I thought he was a young man of promise, but it appears he is a young man of promises. Speaking Of Winston Churchill – Arthur Balfour
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. – Arthur Balfour
I never forgive, but I always forget. – Arthur Balfour
Nothing matters very much, and few things matter at all. – Arthur Balfour
Ask with urgency and passion. – Arthur Balfour
Biography should be written by an acute enemy. – Arthur Balfour
History does not repeat itself. Historians repeat each other. – Arthur Balfour
It is unfortunate, considering that enthusiasm moves the world, that so few enthusiasts can be trusted to speak the truth. – Arthur Balfour
Enthusiasm moves the world. – Arthur Balfour
He has only half learned the art of reading who has not added to it the more refined art of skipping and skimming. – Arthur Balfour
