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England15 quotes
There lives not three good men unhanged in England, and one of them is fat and grows old. — William Shakespeare · 1597England is the mother of parliaments. — John Bright · 1865Take away time is money, and what is left of England? Take away cotton is king, and what is left of America? — Victor Hugo · 1862I'd like to be a queen in people's hearts but I don't see myself being Queen of this country. — Diana, Princess of Wales · 1995The 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. On either side it is pride, but understood in a different way. — Alexis de Tocqueville · 1835It was at present a place perfectly accordant with man's nature-neither ghastly, hateful, nor ugly; neither commonplace, unmeaning, nor tame; but, like man, slighted and enduring; and withal singularly colossal and mysterious in its swarthy monotony. As with some persons who have long lived apart, solitude seemed to look out of its countenance. It had a lonely face, suggesting tragical possiblities. — Thomas Hardy · 1878All 15 quotes →Patriotism2 quotes
Be England what she will,
With all her faults she is my country still. — Charles Churchill · 1764England, with all thy faults, I love thee still-My country! — William Cowper · 1785America1 quote
Take away time is money, and what is left of England? Take away cotton is king, and what is left of America? — Victor Hugo · 1862British monarchy1 quote
I'd like to be a queen in people's hearts but I don't see myself being Queen of this country. — Diana, Princess of Wales · 1995Duty1 quote
England expects that every man will do his duty. — Horatio Nelson · 1805England and France1 quote
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. On either side it is pride, but understood in a different way. — Alexis de Tocqueville · 1835France1 quote
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. On either side it is pride, but understood in a different way. — Alexis de Tocqueville · 1835Government1 quote
England is the mother of parliaments. — John Bright · 1865Great Britain1 quote
A soggy little island huffing and puffing to keep up with Western Europe. — John Updike · 1969Landscape1 quote
It was at present a place perfectly accordant with man's nature-neither ghastly, hateful, nor ugly; neither commonplace, unmeaning, nor tame; but, like man, slighted and enduring; and withal singularly colossal and mysterious in its swarthy monotony. As with some persons who have long lived apart, solitude seemed to look out of its countenance. It had a lonely face, suggesting tragical possiblities. — Thomas Hardy · 1878Scotland1 quote
The noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees, is the high road that leads him to England! — Samuel Johnson · 1763