Eton Quotes
14 quotes by 13 authors
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I taught principally German language and literature at Eton. But any master with private pupils must be prepared to teach anything they ask for. That…
— John le Carre
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There is an old story about the boy at Eton who committed suicide. The other boys in his house were gathered together and asked if…
— Auberon Waugh
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An unemployed electrician,whom I had been taunting with my reminder of how much richer I was, leaned forward and said:'What are your qualifications? I know…
— Auberon Waugh
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It is essential to rear a generation at the very top of society that has all the qualities needed to lead and give the people…
— Lee Kuan Yew
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No sovereign, no court, no personal loyalty, no aristocracy, no church, no clergy, no army, no diplomatic service, no country gentlemen, no palaces, no castles,…
— Henry James
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Were I to deduce any system from my feelings on leaving Eton, it might be called The Theory of Permanent Adolescence. It is the theory…
— Cyril Connolly
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It's the weird thing Eton does - you're at school next to lords and earls and, in my case, Prince William, so you end up…
— Eddie Redmayne
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The battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton.
— Duke of Wellington
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Britain won its wars on the playing fields of Eton. America developed its mettle at the muddy gaps of the Cumberlands, in the swift rapids…
— Harvey Broome
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Most Englishmen are convinced that God is an Englishman, probably educated at Eton.
— E. M. Delafield
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I'd like thousands of schools as good as the one I went to, Eton.
— Boris Johnson
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Probably the battle of Waterloo was won on the playing-fields of Eton, but the opening battles of all subsequent wars have been lost there.
— George Orwell
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My brother said that at Eton, students were told caning builds character. I suppose girls are caned less because we aren't thought to have much…
— Mary Jo Putney
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Harry can paint but I can't. He has our father's talent while I, on the other hand, am about the biggest idiot on a piece…
— Prince William
Who Wrote These Eton Quotes
13 authors contributed a total of 14 Eton Quotes as follows: