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“The English are always ready to admire anything so long as they can queue up.”
“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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“Humility is one of the most repulsive virtues, nearly always false.”
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“To be extravagant you need money. True. But you do not need your own money.”
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“Continental people have a sex life; the English have hot-water bottles.”
“An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one.”
“THE British are brave people. They can face anything, except reality.”
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“The man who is not afraid of danger is not a hero, but a psychopath.”
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“There are many non-intellectual countries; Australia is one of the few anti-intellectual ones.”
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