02.04.06
English Quotes
English Quotes
The French want no-one to be their superior. The English want inferiors. The Frenchman constantly raises his eyes above him with anxiety. The Englishman lowers his beneath him with satisfaction.
- Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian & political scientist, 1805-1859
If there’s anything I’d hate as a son-in-law, it’s an actor; and if there’s anything I think I’d hate worse than an actor as a son-in-law, it’s an English actor.
- Joseph P. Kennedy (1888-1969) US businessman
I believe that every English poet should read the English classics, master the rules of grammar before he attempts to bend or break them, travel abroad, experience the horror of sordid passion and-if he is lucky enough-know the love of an honest woman.
- Robert Graves (1895-1985) English writer
Those who prefer their English sloppy have only themselves to thank if the advertisement writer uses his mastery of the vocabulary and syntax to mislead their weak minds.
- Dorothy Sayers, English writer, 1893-1957
