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“Go anywhere in England where there are natural wholesome, contented and really nice English people; and what do you find? That the stables are the real centre of the household.”

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George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw (July 26, 1856 - November 2, 1950) was an Irish-British playwright, critic, and socialist. He is renowned for his satirical and witty dramatic works. more

“Curse the blasted, jelly-boned swines, the slimy, the belly-wriggling invertebrates, the miserable soddingrotters, the flaming sods, the sniveling, dribbling, dithering, palsied, pulse-less lot that make up England today. They've got white of egg in their veins, and their spunk is that watery it's a marvel they can breed.”

Today White England Miserable Curse Eggs Sarcastic Veins Belly Pulse Jelly Sod Spunk Invertebrates

Author:D. H. Lawrence

“Germans are flummoxed by humor, the Swiss have no concept of fun, the Spanish think there is nothing at all ridiculous about eating dinner at midnight, and the Italians should never, ever have been let in on the invention of the motor car.”

Thinking Inspirational Should Has Beens Fun Car Eating Concepts Dinner Ridiculous Invention Sarcastic Midnight Motor Swiss Motor Cars Eating Dinner

Book:Neither Here, Nor There: Travels in Europe

Source: Neither Here, Nor There: Travels in Europe

“America is one long expectoration.”

Long America Sarcastic Insulting

Book:The picture of Dorian Gray: a modern theatre adaptation of Oscar Wilde's classic novel

Source: The picture of Dorian Gray: a modern theatre adaptation of Oscar Wilde's classic novel

“Never criticize Americans. They have the best taste that money can buy.”

Taste Sarcastic Criticize

Author:Miles Kington

“Their demeanor is invariably morose, sullen, clownish and repulsive. I should think there is not, on the face of the earth, a people so entirely destitute of humor, vivacity, or the capacity for enjoyment.”

People Thinking Should Earth Faces Capacity Enjoyment Sarcastic Destitute Sullen Demeanor Morose Vivacity

Book:THE GREATEST DICKENS CLASSICS (Illustrated Edition): Oliver Twist, The Pickwick Papers, Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, Hard Times, David Copperfield, A Christmas Carol, Bleak House, Little Dorrit, Our Mutual Friend, The Life of Dickens

Source: THE GREATEST DICKENS CLASSICS (Illustrated Edition): Oliver Twist, The Pickwick Papers, Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, Hard Times, David Copperfield, A Christmas Carol, Bleak House, Little Dorrit, Our Mutual Friend, The Life of Dickens

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