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Englishmen rarely cry, except under the pressure of the acutest grief; whereas in some parts of the Continent the men shed tears much more readily… — Charles Darwin
An Englishman thinks a hundred miles is a long way; and American thinks a hundred years is a long time — Diana Gabaldon
Every Englishman abroad, until it is proved to the contrary, likes to consider himself a traveller and not a tourist. — Evelyn Waugh
Cheat? Good heavens, this is an amateur cricket match amongst leading prep schools, I'm an Englishman and a schoolmaster supposedly setting an example to his… — Stephen Fry
...but in every century, and ever since England has been what it is, an Englishman has always felt somewhat ashamed of his own emotion and… — Baroness Orczy
Leave three Englishmen in a room and they will invent a rule that prevents a fourth joining them. — Julian Fellowes
I am, as far as I can tell, about a month behind Lord Byron. In every town we stop at we discover innkeepers, postillions, officials,… — Susanna Clarke
Beware the horns of a bull, the heels of the horse, and the smile of an Englishman. — James Joyce
People were intrinsically selfish, and many hated the idea of a woman in charge of the Institute. They would not put themselves at risk for… — Cassandra Clare
I think the French have a romantic cliche that Englishmen have great style, great music, irony and sense of humour. Well, sometimes cliches are true. — Josephine de La Baume
I descend from both Philadelphia Quakers and Carolina colonists whose families were separated by the Revolutionary War. That helped give me insight into the agony… — Edward Rutherfurd
Window-breaking, when Englishmen do it, is regarded as honest expression of political opinion. Window-breaking, when Englishwomen do it, is treated as a crime. — Emmeline Pankhurst
Louise de Keroualle, being a Frenchwoman from the French court, was feared by most Englishmen for how she might influence their king, and that fear… — Susan Holloway Scott
In England, the sovereignty resides exclusively in the person or individual who is king. All Englishmen are his subjects. And the highest peer in the… — Roger B. Taney
I am now in Gibraltar. It is a large place and there does not seem to be room in this letter, in which to express… — Richard H. Davis
We are showing that Englishmen can still die with a bold spirit, fighting it out to the end. — Robert Falcon Scott
We are weak, writing is difficult, but for my own sake I do not regret this journey, which has shown that Englishmen can endure hardships,… — Robert Falcon Scott
Some persons have ventured to say that it is only since Englishmen ceased to believe in the Bible that they began to discover how beautiful… — Lafcadio Hearn
I appeal to all Britishers to answer this call to arms for the defence of all the principles that we Englishmen have been the first… — John Amery
To Englishmen, life is a topic, not an activity. — William Henry Harrison
We are Englishmen; that is one good fact. — Oliver Cromwell
Ask any man what nationality he would prefer to be, and ninety nine out of a hundred will tell you that they would prefer to… — Cecil Rhodes

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