I do not know how it comes about, but if you sit opposite a man every day and you are engaged in fighting him, you cannot help getting a liking for him whether he deserves it or not.
Source: In Daily Telegraph, 16 Apr 1936.
-- A J Balfour, (Jul 25 1848-1930), English statesman; He was Prime Minister, 1902-05; wrote Balfour Declaration, 1917, approving the establishment of Jewish state in Palestine.