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An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one.

~George Mikes

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The world still consists of two clearly divided groups: the English and the foreigners. One group consists of less than 50 million people; the other of 3,950 million. The latter group does not really count.

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Topics: Clearly Consists Count Divided Does English Foreigners Group Groups Latter Less Million Million People Other People Really Still Than Two World

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Jokes are better than war. Even the most aggressive jokes are better than the least aggressive wars. Even the longest jokes are better than the shortest wars.

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Topics: Aggressive Better Even Jokes Least Longest Most Shortest Than War Wars

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On the Continent people have good food; in England people have good table manners.

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Topics: Continent England Food Good Good Food Manners People Table

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Many Continentals think life is a game; the English think cricket is a game.

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Topics: Cricket English Game Life Life Is A Many Think

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When people say England, they sometimes mean Great Britain, sometimes the United Kingdom, sometimes the British Isles, - but never England.

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Topics: Britain British England Great Great Britain Kingdom Mean Never People People Say Say Sometimes United United Kingdom

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In England only uneducated people show off their knowledge; nobody quotes Latin or Greek authors in the course of conversation, unless he has never read them.

~George Mikes

Topics: Authors Conversation Course England Greek He Knowledge Latin Never Nobody Off Only People Quotes Read Show Show Off Them Uneducated Unless

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Writer

Born: February 15th, 1912

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