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• I taught principally German language and literature at Eton. But any master with private pupils must be prepared to teach… — John le Carre
• There is an old story about the boy at Eton who committed suicide. The other boys in his house were… — Auberon Waugh
• An unemployed electrician,whom I had been taunting with my reminder of how much richer I was, leaned forward and said:'What… — Auberon Waugh
• It is essential to rear a generation at the very top of society that has all the qualities needed to… — Lee Kuan Yew
• No sovereign, no court, no personal loyalty, no aristocracy, no church, no clergy, no army, no diplomatic service, no country… — Henry James
• Were I to deduce any system from my feelings on leaving Eton, it might be called The Theory of Permanent… — Cyril Connolly
• It's the weird thing Eton does - you're at school next to lords and earls and, in my case, Prince… — Eddie Redmayne
• The battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton. — Duke of Wellington
• Britain won its wars on the playing fields of Eton. America developed its mettle at the muddy gaps of the… — Harvey Broome
• Most Englishmen are convinced that God is an Englishman, probably educated at Eton. — E. M. Delafield
• Probably the battle of Waterloo was won on the playing-fields of Eton, but the opening battles of all subsequent wars… — George Orwell
• My brother said that at Eton, students were told caning builds character. I suppose girls are caned less because we… — Mary Jo Putney

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