Quotes by Lord Arthur Balfour

Lord Arthur Balfour

Lord Arthur Balfour

British statesman

Lived from: 1848 - 1930

Category: Politics Country: FlagUnited Kingdom

  • Ask with urgency and passion.
  • He has only half learned the art of reading who has not added to it the more refined art of skipping and skimming.
  • It is unfortunate, considering that enthusiasm moves the world, that so few enthusiasts can be trusted to speak the truth.
  • The General Strike has taught the working class more in four days than years of talking could have done.
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  • Ask with urgency and passion.
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  • Biography should be written by an acute enemy.
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  • Enthusiasm moves the world.
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  • He has only half learned the art of reading who has not added to it the more refined art of skipping and skimming.
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  • I never forgive, but I always forget.
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  • I thought he was a young man of promise, but it appears he is a young man of promises. [Speaking Of Winston Churchill]
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  • It is unfortunate, considering that enthusiasm moves the world, that so few enthusiasts can be trusted to speak the truth.
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  • Nothing matters very much, and few things matter at all.
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  • The General Strike has taught the working class more in four days than years of talking could have done.
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Questions and Answers

What are the most famous quotes from Lord Arthur Balfour?

The two most famous quotes from Lord Arthur Balfour are:

  • "Ask with urgency and passion."
  • "Biography should be written by an acute enemy."

When did Lord Arthur Balfour live?

Lord Arthur Balfour was born in 1848 and died in the year 1930.