The Englishman, be it noted, seldom resorts to violence; when he is sufficiently goaded he simply opens up, like the oyster, and… — Henry Miller Copy Share Image
Englishmen are babes in philosophy and so prefer faction-fighting to the labor of its unfamiliar thought. — William Butler Yeats Copy Share Image
When mighty roast beef was the Englishman's food It ennobled our hearts and enriched our blood-- Our soldiers were brave and our… — Henry Fielding Copy Share Image
Propose to an Englishman any principle, or any instrument, however admirable, and you will observe that the whole effort of the English… — Charles Babbage Copy Share Image
The foundation of empire is art and science. Remove them or degrade them, and the empire is no more. Empire follows art… — William Blake Copy Share Image
I'm French. I have not become an Englishman. I have the impression of living on an island called Arsenal. If you fancy… — Arsene Wenger Copy Share Image
It would be a sad day for India if it has to inherit the English scale and the English tastes so utterly… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Some Englishmen, of whom Kitchener was chief, believed that a rebellion of Arabs against Turks would enable England, while fighting Germany, simultaneously… — Edward Thomas Copy Share Image
I love the sad songs with their maudlin, self-deprecating, almost funny lyrics. As an Englishman, they make a lot of sense. — Teddy Thompson Copy Share Image
Englishmen rarely cry, except under the pressure of the acutest grief; whereas in some parts of the Continent the men shed tears… — Charles Darwin Copy Share Image
In dealing with Englishmen you can be sure of one thing only, that the logical solution will not be adopted. — William Ralph Inge Copy Share Image
My favourite novel is Frederick Forsythe's Day Of The Jackal, the story about the unproven case of this apparent Englishman who was… — Charles Kennedy Copy Share Image
The Sudanese have delighted me, not only in their generosity and simplicity, but also in their tendency to take tea with milk… — Tom Allen Copy Share Image
My heart rebels against any foreigner imposing on my country the peace which is here called Pax-Britannica. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
I want the marginality to come into the center. This is the thing I was conscious of growing up, when I later… — Michael Ondaatje Copy Share Image
Our nonviolence vis-а-vis the British Government has been the nonviolence of the weak. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Englishmen are babes in philosophy and so prefer faction-fighting to the labour of its unfamiliar thought. — William Butler Yeats Copy Share Image
Englishmen never will be slaves; they are free to do whatever the government and public opinion allow them. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
We have experienced the truth of this prophecy, for England has become the habitation of outsiders and the dominion of foreigners. Today,… — William of Malmesbury Copy Share Image
The Englishman walks before the law like a trained horse in the circus. He has the sense of legality in his bones,… — Maxim Gorky Copy Share Image
The third absolute right, inherent in every Englishman, is that of . . . the sacred and inviolable rights of private property. — William Blackstone Copy Share Image
