Published by Justin Lewis-Anthony on 14 May 2008 at 09:30 am
Commonplace (4)
Being praised or explained?
I am more or less happy when being praised, not very uncomfortable when being abused, but I have moments of uneasiness when being explained.
Arthur James Balfour, (1848 - 1930), Prime Minister 1902 to 1905. Quoted in Alan Bennett Writing Home (London: Faber, 1994) p. 321




