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

Jules Verne

Stichwörter: wager englishman

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Bottled, was he?" Said Colonel Bantry, with an Englishman's sympathy for alcoholic excess. "Oh, well, can't judge a fellow by what he does when he's drunk? When I was at Cambridge, I remember I put a certain utensil - well - well, nevermind.

Agatha Christie

Stichwörter: humor humour sympathy alcohol cambridge embarassment englishman utensil

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It is not against reason, said the Englishman, to prefer the destruction of the world to a scratch on your finger – how much easier to understand the same price for the gash in your soul.

Paul Hoffman

Stichwörter: pain love reason man world easy people god soul heart destruction quote tomas understand paul last four price left hand frase against englishman easier prefer scratch cale finger hoffman english-quote gash

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I like to see an angry Englishman," said Poirot. "They are very amusing. The more emotional they feel the less command they have of language.

Agatha Christie

Stichwörter: humor language emotional englishman

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