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Quotes by English authors

English FlagEnglish culture has a long and also rich background, and its quotes show this heritage. From renowned poets and also dramatists to influential political leaders and thinkers, English figures have left a long lasting mark on the world with their smart as well as motivating words. English quotes are usually memorable, amusing, and extensive, using understandings into life, love, and also humanity. Whether you are seeking inspiration, inspiration, or just a good laugh, English quotes have something to offer. They catch the spirit of the country's society, which values creativity, humor, as well as a sense of experience, and also are a testimony to the long-lasting impact of English language and also literature on the world.
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Small: God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures
Francis Bacon
"God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
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Small: Evil is unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table
W. H. Auden
"Evil is unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table"
W. H. Auden, Poet
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Small: Better ones House be too little one day than too big all the Year after
Thomas Fuller
"Better one's House be too little one day than too big all the Year after"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
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Small: We are all geniuses up to the age of ten
Aldous Huxley
"We are all geniuses up to the age of ten"
Aldous Huxley, Novelist
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Small: A woman uses her intelligence to find reasons to support her intuition
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"A woman uses her intelligence to find reasons to support her intuition"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
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Small: On every thorn, delightful wisdom grows, In every rill a sweet instruction flows
Edward Young
"On every thorn, delightful wisdom grows, In every rill a sweet instruction flows"
Edward Young, Poet
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Small: Economy does not lie in sparing money, but in spending it wisely
Thomas Huxley
"Economy does not lie in sparing money, but in spending it wisely"
Thomas Huxley, Scientist
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Small: A light heart lives long
William Shakespeare
"A light heart lives long"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered
William Shakespeare
"Fortune brings in some boats that are not steered"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards
Aldous Huxley
"Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards"
Aldous Huxley, Novelist
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Small: Silence does not always mark wisdom
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
"Silence does not always mark wisdom"
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poet
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Small: Try to be happy in this present moment, and put not off being so to a time to come, as though that time should
Thomas Fuller
"Try to be happy in this present moment, and put not off being so to a time to come, as though that time should be of another make from this which has already come and is ours"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
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Small: A fools paradise is a wise mans hell!
Thomas Fuller
"A fool's paradise is a wise man's hell!"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
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Small: And all may do what has by man been done
Edward Young
"And all may do what has by man been done"
Edward Young, Poet
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Small: But we can turn challenges into opportunities if we look outwards to the realities of the global economy and m
"But we can turn challenges into opportunities if we look outwards to the realities of the global economy and modernise our internal institutions in ways that will equip Europe to meet that challenge and create confidence amongst the public"
John Hutton, Educator
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Small: Dont let your will roar when your power only whispers
Thomas Fuller
"Don't let your will roar when your power only whispers"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
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Small: Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness it is generally the by-product of other activi
Aldous Huxley
"Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities"
Aldous Huxley, Novelist
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Small: A loving heart is the truest wisdom
Charles Dickens
"A loving heart is the truest wisdom"
Charles Dickens, Novelist
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Small: Its love that makes the world go round, my baby
Charles Dickens
"Its love that makes the world go round, my baby"
Charles Dickens, Novelist
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Small: The only medicine for suffering, crime, and all the other woes of mankind, is wisdom
Thomas Huxley
"The only medicine for suffering, crime, and all the other woes of mankind, is wisdom"
Thomas Huxley, Scientist
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Small: How prone to doubt, how cautious are the wise!
Alexander Pope
"How prone to doubt, how cautious are the wise!"
Alexander Pope, Poet
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Small: Poverty is like punishment for a crime you didnt commit
Eli Khamarov
"Poverty is like punishment for a crime you didn't commit"
Eli Khamarov, Writer
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Small: Happiness grows at our own firesides, and is not to be picked in strangers gardens
Douglas William Jerrold
"Happiness grows at our own firesides, and is not to be picked in strangers' gardens"
Douglas William Jerrold, Dramatist
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Small: I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than attempting to satisfy them
John Stuart Mill
"I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than attempting to satisfy them"
John Stuart Mill, Philosopher
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Small: The wisdom of nations lies in their proverbs, which are brief and pithy
William Penn
"The wisdom of nations lies in their proverbs,
which are brief and pithy"
William Penn, Leader
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Small: The seat of knowledge is in the head, of wisdom, in the heart
William Hazlitt
"The seat of knowledge is in the head, of wisdom, in the heart"
William Hazlitt, Critic
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Small: The question is not, Can they reason? nor, Can they talk? but rather, Can they suffer?
Jeremy Bentham
"The question is not, "Can they reason?" nor, "Can they talk?" but rather, "Can they suffer?""
Jeremy Bentham, Philosopher
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Small: Happiness is not a matter of events, it depends upon the tides of the mind
Alice Meynell
"Happiness is not a matter of events, it depends upon the tides of the mind"
Alice Meynell, Poet
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Small: Love to faults is always blind, always is to joy inclined. Lawless, winged, and unconfined, and breaks all cha
William Shakespeare
"Love to faults is always blind, always is to joy inclined. Lawless, winged, and unconfined, and breaks all chains from every mind"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: Its not enough to help the feeble up, but to support them after
William Shakespeare
"Its not enough to help the feeble up, but to support them after"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage
William Shakespeare
"There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat. And we must take the current when it serves, or lose our ventures"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: Brass shines as fair to the ignorant as gold to the goldsmiths
Elizabeth I
"Brass shines as fair to the ignorant as gold to the goldsmiths"
Elizabeth I, Royalty
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Small: The best thing I know between France and England is the sea
Douglas William Jerrold
"The best thing I know between France and England is the sea"
Douglas William Jerrold, Dramatist
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Small: The House of Lords is like a glass of champagne that has stood for five days
"The House of Lords is like a glass of champagne that has stood for five days"
Clement Attlee, Leader
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Small: The public can only be really moved by what is genuine
George Henry Lewes
"The public can only be really moved by what is genuine"
George Henry Lewes, Philosopher
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Small: Clearly, then, the city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo
"Clearly, then, the city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo"
Desmond Morris, Scientist
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Small: Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked
Walter Savage Landor
"Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked"
Walter Savage Landor, Poet
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Small: Men are not hanged for stealing horses, but that horses may not be stolen
"Men are not hanged for stealing horses, but that horses may not be stolen"
George Savile, Politician
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Small: Our peace shall stand as firm as rocky mountains
William Shakespeare
"Our peace shall stand as firm as rocky mountains"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: I will praise any man that will praise me
William Shakespeare
"I will praise any man that will praise me"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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