We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others by their acts.
About Harold Nicolson
Sir Harold George Nicolson was a British politician, diplomat, historian, biographer, diarist, novelist, lecturer, journalist, broadcaster, and gardener. His wife was the writer Vita Sackville-West.
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We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others by their acts.
British diplomat, author, diarist and politician (1886-1968)
The Irish do not want anyone to wish them well; they want everyone to wish their enemies ill.
British diplomat, author, diarist and politician (1886-1968)
The gift of broadcasting is, without question, the lowest human capacity to which any man could attain.
British diplomat, author, diarist and politician (1886-1968)
The great secret of a successful marriage is to treat all disasters as incidents and none of the incidents as disasters.
British diplomat, author, diarist and politician (1886-1968)