George Henry Borrow

The Germans are the most philosophic people in the world, and the greatest smokers: now I trace their philosophy to their smoking.…

— George Henry Borrow

We must walk before we run.

— George Henry Borrow

Good ale, the true and proper drink of Englishmen. He is not deserving of the name of Englishman who speaketh against ale,…

— George Henry Borrow

Sherry...a silly, sickly compound, the use of which will transform a nation, however bold and warlike by nature, into a race of…

— George Henry Borrow

If you must commit suicide ... always contrive to do it as decorously as possible; the decencies, whether of life or of…

— George Henry Borrow

Never ride your horse more than five-and-thirty miles a day, always taking more care of him than of yourself; which is right…

— George Henry Borrow

I have always been a friend to hero-worship; it is the only rational one, and has always been in use amongst civilized…

— George Henry Borrow

There is a peculiarity in the countenance, as everybody knows, which, though it cannot be described, is sure to betray the Englishman.

— George Henry Borrow