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A dog will flatter you but you have to flatter the cat.


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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.



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



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The man who is not afraid of danger is not a hero, but a psychopath.



You can keep a dog: but it is the cat who keeps people, because cats find humans useful domestic animals.

You can keep a dog: but it is the cat who keeps people, because cats find humans useful domestic animals.



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.

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.



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.



I asked many friends if Australian anti-intellectualism was still a living force and they all told me it was. If you are above average intelligence, hide this embarrassing fact.

I asked many friends if Australian anti-intellectualism was still a living force and they all told me it was. If you are above average intelligence, hide this embarrassing fact.



The English are always ready to admire anything so long as they can queue up.

The English are always ready to admire anything so long as they can queue up.



The British suffer from a most unfortunate superiority complex - unjustified even under Victoria and most certainly hopelessly out-of-date today.

The British suffer from a most unfortunate superiority complex - unjustified even under Victoria and most certainly hopelessly out-of-date today.



THE British are brave people. They can face anything, except reality.

THE British are brave people. They can face anything, except reality.





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