To be extravagant you need money. True. But you do not need your own money.

To be extravagant you need money. True. But you do not need your own money.

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.

Bad English was the second language of Israel and bad Hebrew, of course, remained the national language.

On the Continent stray cats are judged individually on their merit-some are loved, some are only respected; in England they are universally worshipped as in ancient Egypt.

What beefsteak is to Argentina, flamenco to Spain, cool reserve and self-control in all situations to an Englishman, what vodka is to a Russian and beer to a Bavarian, what money is to a Swiss, that is outdoor-life to an Australian. It is a noble mania, better than vodka, better than cool reserve, better than money.

English humor resembles the Loch Ness Monster in that both are famous but there is a strong suspicion that neither exists.