Convinced Quote by E. M. Delafield Download Open image “Most Englishmen are convinced that God is an Englishman, probably educated at Eton.” — E. M. Delafield ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.9 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Convinced Educated English language Englishmen Eton Language
Every Englishman is an average Englishman: it is a national characteristic. — E. M. Delafield Copy Share Image
The religion of England is part of good-breeding. When you see on the continent the well-dressed Englishman come into his ambassador's chapel and put… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Every Englishman is convinced of one thing, viz.: That to be an Englishman is to belong to the most exclusive club there is. — Ogden Nash Copy Share Image
England is perhaps the only great country whose intellectuals are ashamed of their own nationality. In left-wing circles it is always felt that there… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
There is nothing so bad or so good that you will not find Englishmen doing it; but you will never find an Englishman in… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
So long as classical education and classical prejudices prevailed, educated Englishmen inevitably saw ancient Britain as an alien land. — Norman Davies Copy Share Image
“Every Anglophile has his own private England which is, of course, unrecognizable to the English.” — Mark Dery Copy Share Image
Inequalities of Fate very curious. Should like, on this account, to believe in Reincarnation. — E. M. Delafield Copy Share Image
There is a certain strong sense of inner conviction that strikes, with a pang as that of birth, through the very soul, and which… — E. M. Delafield Copy Share Image
Always remember, me dear, whether you're listening to a tale or telling one: Every penny piece that's struck has two sides to it. — E. M. Delafield Copy Share Image
People in England who do not like gardening are very few, and of the few there are, many do not own to it, knowing… — E. M. Delafield Copy Share Image
Does not a misplaced optimism exist, common to all mankind, leading on to false conviction that social engagements, if dated sufficiently far ahead, will… — E. M. Delafield Copy Share Image
The best and most popular novelists do not, as a rule, have children in their books at all, and this is wise. Parents are… — E. M. Delafield Copy Share Image
Are modern children going to revolt against being modern, and if so, what form will reaction of modern parents take? — E. M. Delafield Copy Share Image
Am sorry to note that abuse and condemnation of a common acquaintance often constitutes very strong bond of union between otherwise uncongenial spirits. — E. M. Delafield Copy Share Image
Every Englishman is an average Englishman: it is a national characteristic. — E. M. Delafield Copy Share Image
A child with an intense capacity for feeling can suffer to a degree that is beyond any degree of adult suffering, because imagination, ignorance,… — E. M. Delafield Copy Share Image
Most of us are convinced that we are our egos, which is who we think we are. The ego is part of our incarnation.… — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
But we are convinced that if we are to play a meaningful role nationally, and in the community of nations, we must be second… — Vikram Sarabhai Copy Share Image
I am convinced that we will never build a democratic state based on rule of law if we do not at the same time… — Vaclav Havel Copy Share Image
Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
I'm convinced I will be cleared of all these charges that were unfairly leveled against me. — Joseph Estrada Copy Share Image
You imagine that I look back on my life's work with calm satisfaction. But from nearby it looks quite different. There is not a… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The male dares to be different to the degree that he accepts his passivity and his desire to be female, his fagginess. The farthest… — Valerie Solanas Copy Share Image
I cannot be convinced that great artists are moralists. Art is first appearances, then meaning. — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
In high school I had sex with girls quite a few times. They were straight women who I convinced to jump in the sack… — Portia de Rossi Copy Share Image
Adults look upon a child as something empty that is to be filled through their own efforts, as something inert and helpless for which… — Maria Montessori Copy Share Image
The fact that an Englishman has an Argentinian as an idol is very rare. I keep watching my [title-winning] goal against QPR and every… — Sergio Aguero Copy Share Image