An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one. — George Mikes Englishman Copy Share Image
Humility is one of the most repulsive virtues, nearly always false. — George Mikes Character Copy Share Image
On the Continent people have good food; in England people have good table manners. — George Mikes Continents Copy Share Image
The English have no soul; they have the understatement instead. — George Mikes England Copy Share Image
On the Continent stray cats are judged individually on their merit-some are loved, some are only respected; in England they are universally… — George Mikes Ancient Copy Share Image
You can keep a dog: but it is the cat who keeps people, because cats find humans useful domestic animals. — George Mikes Animal Copy Share Image
Bad English was the second language of Israel and bad Hebrew, of course, remained the national language. — George Mikes Courses Copy Share Image
Jokes are better than war. Even the most aggressive jokes are better than the least aggressive wars. Even the longest jokes are… — George Mikes Aggressive Copy Share Image
A foreign observer is struck by our gentleness: by the orderly behaviour of the English crowds, the lack of pushing and quarrelling,… — George Mikes Behaviour Copy Share Image
The British suffer from a most unfortunate superiority complex - unjustified even under Victoria and most certainly hopelessly out-of-date today. — George Mikes British Copy Share Image
In England only uneducated people show off their knowledge; nobody quotes Latin or Greek authors in the course of conversation, unless he… — George Mikes Books Copy Share Image
English humor resembles the Loch Ness Monster in that both are famous but there is a strong suspicion that neither exists. — George Mikes Comedy Copy Share Image
I have often thought that the aim of port is to give you a good and durable hangover, so that during the… — George Mikes Aim Copy Share Image
The poor Americans are so busy defending the rights of Hindus in Pakistan, Moslems in India, Jews in Palestine, Koreans in Japan,… — George Mikes America Copy Share Image
Bargaining is a repulsive habit; compromise is one of the highest human virtues - the difference between the two being that the… — George Mikes Bargaining Copy Share Image
The trouble with tea is that originally it was quite a good drink. So a group of the most eminent British scientists… — George Mikes Bores Copy Share Image
In the field of snobbery, Australia is an underdeveloped country; even a few British ex-colonies, regarded as under developed in all other… — George Mikes Australia 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… — George Mikes Average Copy Share Image
If somebody tells you an obviously untrue story, on the Continent you would remark, "You are a liar, Sir, and a rather… — George Mikes Continents Copy Share Image
I asked many friends if Australian anti-intellectualism was still a living force and they all told me it was. If you are… — George Mikes Above average Copy Share Image
“I have been told that my above-described theory is all wrong and is only due to my Central European conceit, because the… — George Mikes Theory Wrong Copy Share Image
“You should be careful when using these endless words. An acquaintance of mine once was fortunate enough to discover the most impressive… — George Mikes Business Copy Share Image
“Zebra crossings have produced a peculiar new type of mentality in an increasing number of people. This has its new correlated freedom:… — George Mikes Freedom Copy Share Image
“The first aim of a British film producer should be to teach Hollywood a lesson. Do not be misled, however, by the… — George Mikes British film Copy Share Image
“The worst kind of soul is the great Slav soul. People who suffer from it are usually very deep thinkers. They may… — George Mikes Deep thinker Copy Share Image
“Only motorists can answer this puzzling question: What are taxis for? A simple pedestrian knows that they are certainly not there to… — George Mikes Day and night Copy Share Image
Japan suffered terribly from the atomic bomb but never adopted a pose of moral superiority, implying: 'We would never have done it!'… — George Mikes Accepting Copy Share Image
“Terribly rude expressions (if pronounced grimly) are: ‘I am afraid that…’ ’unless...’ ‘nevertheless…’ ‘How queer...’ and ‘I am sorry, but…’ It is… — George Mikes Big mouth Copy Share Image
The Art of Conversation could not die in Australia; it never lived. Television did not kill it; there was nothing there to… — George Mikes Art Copy Share Image
People on the Continent either tell you the truth or lie; in England they hardly ever lie, but they would not dream… — George Mikes Continents Copy Share Image
In Moscow they do not pay much attention to the living but keep their cemeteries in a splendid state. — George Mikes Attention Copy Share Image
“It is so much nicer to ask, when someone speaks of Barbados, Banska Bystrica or Fiji: ‘Oh those little islands… Are they… — George Mikes Little Islands Copy Share Image
Israel also deprived the world of its chance of shedding tears of genuine sympathy over her destruction. The world resents this; it… — George Mikes Chance Copy Share Image
To have created a Welfare State was a great achievement; but we must go on to create a Welfare Planet. — George Mikes Achievement Copy Share Image
When people say England, they sometimes mean Great Britain, sometimes the United Kingdom, sometimes the British Isles, - but never England. — George Mikes Britain Copy Share Image
Israelis keep teaching you your own business. God knows everything but the Israelis know everything better. — George Mikes Business Copy Share Image
There are many non-intellectual countries; Australia is one of the few anti-intellectual ones. — George Mikes Australia Copy Share Image
Prices in Italy are only slightly lower than in France, which means that Italy is a very expensive country for everyone, natives,… — George Mikes Country Copy Share Image
The English take everything with an exquisite sense of humour. They are only offended if you tell them that they have no… — George Mikes English language Copy Share Image
