England is a nation of shopkeepers.
A gentleman is someone who can play the bagpipes but doesn't.
A wise traveler never despises his own country.
London is a bad habit one hates to lose.
The United Kingdom has had the knack of making the best of what it has.
Tea is the elixir of life.
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
The best way to predict the future is to create it.
I like the English. They have the most rigid code of immorality in the world.
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
To be born an Englishman is to win first prize in the lottery of life.
The English winter—ending in July, to recommence in August.
There is no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.
The United Kingdom is an island country surrounded by fish.
The English language is like London: proudly barbaric yet deeply civilised, too, common yet royal, vulgar yet processional, sacred yet profane.
The United Kingdom and the United States are two countries separated by a common language.
I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.
The English are not a very spiritual people, so they invented cricket to give them some idea of eternity.
The sun never sets on the British Empire.