![He [A. J. Balfour] was eminently one of the Cole Porter school of famous men, who only fell to rise again. Picking himself up and brushing himself down became a minor art form, ruefully admired by his contemporaries.](/assets/img/quote-photos/he-a-j-balfour-was-eminently-one-of-the-cole-porter-school-of-famous-men-who.jpg)
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