We are indeed a nation of shopkeepers.

We are indeed a nation of shopkeepers.

'Tis a glorious charter, deny it who can,
That's breathed in the words, "I'm an Englishman."

'Tis a glorious charter, deny it who can,
That's breathed in the words, "I'm an Englishman."

A nation of monkeys with the throat of parrots.
[Fr., Une natione de singes a larynx de parroquets.]

A nation of monkeys with the throat of parrots.
[Fr., Une natione de singes a larynx de parroquets.]

A certain man has called us, "of all peoples the wisest in
action," but he added, "the stupidest in read more

A certain man has called us, "of all peoples the wisest in
action," but he added, "the stupidest in speech."

There's no life without humour. It can make the wonderful moments of life truly glorious, and it can make tragic read more

There's no life without humour. It can make the wonderful moments of life truly glorious, and it can make tragic moments bearable.

I may not lead the most dramatic life, but in my brain it's War and Peace everyday.

I may not lead the most dramatic life, but in my brain it's War and Peace everyday.

Be England what she will,
With all her faults, she is my country still.

Be England what she will,
With all her faults, she is my country still.

Everything I do, I feel is genius. Whether it is or it isn't.

Everything I do, I feel is genius. Whether it is or it isn't.

In England three are sixty different religions, and only one
sauce.
[It., Il y en Angleterre soizante sectes read more

In England three are sixty different religions, and only one
sauce.
[It., Il y en Angleterre soizante sectes religieuses differentes,
et une seule sauce.]