Englishmen Quote by A. P. Herbert Download Open image “An Englishman never enjoys himself, except for a noble purpose.” — A. P. Herbert ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.3 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Englishmen Enjoy Noble Purpose
Man does not strive for happiness; only the Englishman does that. — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
The English certainly and fiercely pride themselves in never praising themselves. — Wyndham Lewis Copy Share Image
An Englishman, methinks,--not to speak of other European nations,--habitually regards himself merely as a constituent part of theEnglish nation; he is a member of… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
The Englishman respects your opinions, but he never thinks of your feelings. — Wilfrid Laurier Copy Share Image
He is a man whom it is impossible to please, because he is never pleased with himself. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
The portions of a woman which appeal to man's depravity Are constructed with considerable care. — A. P. Herbert Copy Share Image
An act of God was defined as something which no reasonable man could have expected. — A. P. Herbert Copy Share Image
“At the Theatre: To the Lady Behind Me Dear Madam, you have seen this play; I never saw it till today. You know the… — A. P. Herbert Copy Share Image
As my poor father used to say In 1963, Once people start on all this Art Goodbye, moralitee! And what my father used to… — A. P. Herbert Copy Share Image
The Common Law of England has been laboriously built about a mythical figure-the figure of 'The Reasonable Man'. — A. P. Herbert Copy Share Image
“Holy Mother we do believe, That without sin Thou didst conceive; May we now in Thee believing, Also sin without conceiving.” — A. P. Herbert Copy Share Image
A man who has made up his mind on a given subject twenty-five years ago and continues to hold his political opinions after he… — A. P. Herbert Copy Share Image
Citizens who take it upon themselves to do unusual actions which attract the attention of the police should be careful to bring these actions… — A. P. Herbert Copy Share Image
aven, I have given up smoking again!... God! I feel fit. Homicidal, but fit. A different man. Irritable, moody, depressed, rude, nervy, perhaps; but… — A. P. Herbert Copy Share Image
There is no reason why a joke should not be appreciated more than once. Imagine how little good music there would be if, for… — A. P. Herbert Copy Share Image
“This spending of the best part of one's life earning money in order to enjoy a questionable liberty during the least valuable part of… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
My motto is "Unite now, today if you can; fight if you must. But in every case avoid British intervention." — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
By education I am an Englishman, by views an internationalist, by culture a Muslim and a Hindu only by accident of birth. — Jawaharlal Nehru Copy Share Image
The fact that an Englishman has an Argentinian as an idol is very rare. I keep watching my [title-winning] goal against QPR and every… — Sergio Aguero Copy Share Image
The collectors of revenue and the policeman are the only symbols by which millions in India's villages know British rule. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
I am by nature the most intolerant and insular Englishman... If you happen to be a person like that and you learn from evidence… — Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding Copy Share Image
I think the French have a romantic cliche that Englishmen have great style, great music, irony and sense of humour. Well, sometimes cliches are… — Josephine de La Baume Copy Share Image
When you play test cricket, you don't give the Englishmen an inch. Play it tough, all the way. Grind them into the dust. — Donald Bradman Copy Share Image
My attitude towards the British is one of utter friendliness and respect. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Remember that those five hundred words an average Englishman uses are far from being the whole vocabulary of the language. You may learn another… — George Mikes Copy Share Image
Personally I crave not for 'independence', which I do not understand, but I long for freedom from the English yoke. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
I think it impossible, utterly impossible, for any Englishman to live here [in America], and be happy. — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
