Harold Nicolson Quotes

    We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts.
    Harold Nicolson
    Character
    To be a good diarist, one must have a little snouty, sneaky mind.
    Harold Nicolson
    Literature
    For seventeen years, he did nothing at all but kill animals and stick in stamps.
    Harold Nicolson
    Work
    Kennedy reminds me of Lindbergh and I suspect him of wishing to have a tough foreign policy and to worry about prestige. On the other hand, he is on the left, will be nicer to Negroes than to Big Business and has promised to appoint Adlai Stevenson as secretary of state. So it works out 50/50 by me.
    Harold Nicolson
    Politics
    Clemenceau, Lloyd George and President Wilson... It is appalling that these ignorant and irresponsible men should be cutting Asia Minor to bits as if they were dividing a cake...
    Harold Nicolson
    Politics