In England only uneducated people show off their knowledge; nobody quotes Latin or Greek authors in the course of conversation, unless he has never read them.

Quote by George Mikes

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Many Continentals think life is a game; the English think cricket is a game

Many Continentals think life is a game; the English think cricket is a game

Jokes are better than war. Even the most aggressive jokes are better than the least...

Jokes are better than war. Even the most aggressive jokes are better than the least...

When people say England, they sometimes mean Great Britain, sometimes the United Kingdom, sometimes the...

When people say England, they sometimes mean Great Britain, sometimes the United Kingdom, sometimes the...

Many Continentals think life is a game; the English think cricket is a game.

Many Continentals think life is a game; the English think cricket is a game.

The trouble with tea is that originally it was quite a good drink. So a...

The trouble with tea is that originally it was quite a good drink. So a...

The world still consists of two clearly divided groups: the English and the foreigners. One...

The world still consists of two clearly divided groups: the English and the foreigners. One...

An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one.

An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one.

On the Continent people have good food; in England people have good table manners.

On the Continent people have good food; in England people have good table manners.

Jokes are better than war. Even the most aggressive jokes are better than the least...

Jokes are better than war. Even the most aggressive jokes are better than the least...

The world still consists of two clearly divided groups: the English and the foreigners. One...

The world still consists of two clearly divided groups: the English and the foreigners. One...

Continental people have sex lives; the English have hot-water bottles.

Continental people have sex lives; the English have hot-water bottles.

A kiss: To a young girl, faith; to a married woman, hope; to an old...

A kiss: To a young girl, faith; to a married woman, hope; to an old...

I once dated a girl on the track team. It didn't work out. She kept...

I once dated a girl on the track team. It didn't work out. She kept...

When a man is tired of life on his 21st birthday it indicates that he...

When a man is tired of life on his 21st birthday it indicates that he...

Death is a very dull, dreary affair, and my advice to you is to have...

Death is a very dull, dreary affair, and my advice to you is to have...

Skill is successfully walking a tightrope over Niagara Falls. Intelligence is not trying.

Skill is successfully walking a tightrope over Niagara Falls. Intelligence is not trying.

Curve: The loveliest distance between two points

Curve: The loveliest distance between two points

I want my children to have all the things I couldn't afford. Then I want...

I want my children to have all the things I couldn't afford. Then I want...

Age appears to be best in four things, - old wood best to burn, old...

Age appears to be best in four things, - old wood best to burn, old...

Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?

Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?

Wit thou well that I will not live long after thy days.

Wit thou well that I will not live long after thy days.