Quotes by George Mikes

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

#Funny, #Sex

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

#Drink

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

#Nations, #World

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

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

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

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

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In England only uneducated people show off their knowledge; nobody quotes Latin or Greek authors...

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

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

#Cricket

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

#Jokes

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

#Nations, #World