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“Ah, you English - you do take your pleasures sadly. - The Man from Montparnasse”

Pleasure Sadness English Englishness The English

Book:Penguin Parade: 1

Source: Penguin Parade: 1

“There was a general tendency to ascribe almost any irregular or bad behaviour to the French. [...] A tonsil-tickling embrace is still known as a French kiss, as if somehow it would never have occurred to an English person to stick their tongue into another person's mouth if the French hadn't invented it.”

People Humor The French The English

Book:The English: A Portrait of a People

Source: The English: A Portrait of a People

“The English will never develop into a nation of philosophers. They will always prefer instinct to logic and character to intelligence. But they must get rid of their downright contempt for 'cleverness'. They cannot afford it any longer. They must grow less tolerant of ugliness, and mentally more adventurous. And they must stop despising foreigners. They are Europeans and ought to be aware of it.”

Europe Foreigners Brexit Europeans The English The Eu The European Union

Book:The Lion and The Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius

Source: The Lion and The Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius

“Did you ask people to crime scenes on dates?”

Romance Crime Dates The English Crime Scenes

Book:The Name of the Star

Source: The Name of the Star

“At every one of those concerts in England you will find rows of weary people who are there, not because they really like classical music, but because they think they ought to like it. Well, there is the same thing in heaven. A number of people sit there in glory, not because they are happy, but because they think they owe it to their position to be in heaven. They are almost all English.”

Heaven The English

Book:Man and Superman

Source: Man and Superman