Top 263 Englishman Quotes & Sayings

I'm sure this Jesus will not do Either for Englishman or Jew.

I am the last Englishman to rule in India.

[Thomas Henry] Huxley, I believe, was the greatest Englishman of the Nineteenth Century—perhaps the greatest Englishman of all time. When one thinks of him, one thinks inevitably of such men as Goethe and Aristotle. For in him there was that rich, incomparable blend of intelligence and character, of colossal knowledge and high adventurousness, of instinctive honesty and indomitable courage which appears in mankind only once in a blue moon. There have been far greater scientists, even in England, but there has never been a scientist who was a greater man.

The average Englishman has no idea of the dynamism in the music scene here.

An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only uncomfortable.

Every Englishman is an average Englishman: it is a national characteristic.

An Englishman, being flattered, is a lamb; threatened, a lion.

An Englishman, Irishman and Scotsman were invited to a Christmas party. The Englishman brought a bag of tinsel, the Scotsman brought a bag of holly and they asked the Irishman: "What have you brought?" He said: "I brought a pair of knickers." They asked: "What has that got to do with Christmas?" He said "They're Carol's."

The Englishman never enjoys himself except for a noble purpose.

Remember that you are an Englishman, and have consequently won first prize in the lottery of life.

I'm an Englishman who did a film on Mogadishu, 'Black Hawk Down.'

The Knight in the triumph of his heart made several 6 reflections on thegreatness of the British Nation; as, that one Englishman could beat three Frenchmen; that we could never be in danger of Popery so long as we took care of our fleet; that theThames was thenoblest river in Europe; that London Bridge was a greater piece of work than any of the Seven Wonders of the World; with many other honest prejudices which naturally cleave to the heart of a true Englishman.

You are an Englishman, and have subsequently drawn the greatest prize in the lottery of life.

A true Englishman doesn't joke when he is talking about so serious a thing as a wager.

It is in bad taste," is the most formidable word an Englishman can pronounce.

An Englishman's car is his castle on wheels.

Even an Englishman was niver improved by bein' blown up.

An Englishman never enjoys himself, except for a noble purpose.

From every Englishman emanates a kind of gas, the deadly choke-damp of boredom.

He was born an Englishman and remained one for years.

An Englishman fears contempt more than death.

I married a young Englishman in Cambridge in 1955 and have lived in Britain every since.

The Englishman's strong point is his vigorous insularity; that of the American his power of adaptation. Each of these attitudes has its perils. The Englishman stands firmly on his feet, but he who merely does this never advances. The American's disposition is to step forward even at the risk of a fall.

I don't drink coffee I take tea my dear, I like my toast done on one side. And you can hear it in my accent when I talk, I'm an Englishman in New York. See me walking down Fifth Avenue, a walking cane here at my side. I take it everywhere I walk, I'm an Englishman in New York. I'm an alien I'm a legal alien, I'm an Englishman in New York.

I am not an Englishman, I was never an Englishman, and I don't ever want to be one. I am a Scotsman! I was a Scotsman and I will always be one.

It is impossible for an Englishman to open his mouth without making some other Englishman hate or despise him.

How can what an Englishman believes be hearsay? It is a contradiction in terms.

The last great Englishman is low.

Silence can be defined as conversation with an Englishman

It is related of an Englishman that he hanged himself to avoid the daily task of dressing and undressing.

I was a terrible dancer. I dance like an Englishman.

Not only England, but every Englishman is an island.

Most Englishmen are convinced that God is an Englishman, probably educated at Eton.

An Englishman's never so natural as when he's holding his tongue.

The Frenchman invented the ruffle; the Englishman added the shirt.

Man has the supreme knack of deceiving himself; the Englishman is supremest among men.

An Englishman's way of speaking absolutely classifies him.

Any Englishman would be extremely proud to be the England manager.

You never find an Englishman among the under-dogs except in England, of course.

An Englishman does not joke about such an important matter as a bet.

I am going to have a cup of tea, like any good Englishman.

An Englishman teaching an American about food is like the blind leading the one-eyed.

The liberty of the Press is the Palladium of all the civil, political and religious rights of an Englishman.

Against the vast majority of my countrymen, even at this moment, in the name of humanity and civilization, I protest against our share in the destruction of Germany. A month ago Europe was a peaceful comity of nations; if an Englishman killed a German, he was hanged. Now, if an Englishman kills a German, or if a German kills an Englishman, he is a patriot, who has deserved well of his country.

If any Englishman dedicated his life to securing the freedom of India, resisting tyranny and serving the land, I should welcome that Englishman as an Indian.

I sound like an Englishman impersonating an American impersonating an Englishman.

There is no second country for an Englishman, except a ship and the sea.

Why is it, do you suppose, that an Englishman is unhappy until he has explained America?

What every Englishman thinks about patriotism, the last refuge of a scoundrel.

No Englishman is ever fairly beaten

Because I am an Englishman I spent most of my life in a state of embarrassment.

Beware the horns of a bull, the heels of the horse, and the smile of an Englishman.

Who else but an Englishman could invent an oval ball.

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

If I go to England, they know I'm not an Englishman, but most Americans think I'm English.

Every Englishman is convinced of one thing, viz.: That to be an Englishman is to belong to the most exclusive club there is.

I'm an Englishman. What more can I say?

The Englishman who has lost his fortune is said to have died of a broken heart.

England is the pinnacle of any Englishman's career.

When the Englishman speaks of national wealth he means the number of millionaires in the country.