The Irish ignore anything they cant drink or punch. – Proverb
The French work to live, but the Swiss live to work. – Proverb
Bulls get rich, bears get rich, but pigs get slaughtered An Irishman is never at his best except when fighting. – Proverb
We have actively sought and are actively seeking to make the United Nations an effective instrument of international cooperation. – Dean Acheson
The English instinctively admire any man who has no talent, and is modest about it. – James Agate
Without a country, I am not a man. – Nawaf Al-Nasir Al-Sabah
Patriotism is a lively sense of collective responsibility. Nationalism is a silly cock crowing on its own dunghill and calling for larger spurs and brighter beaks. I fear that nationalism is one of Englands many spurious gifts to the world. – Richard Aldington
The French are wiser than they seem, and the Spaniards seem wiser than they are. – Francis Bacon
In every particular state of the world, those nations which are strongest tend to prevail over the others; and in certain marked peculiarities the strongest tend to be the best. – Walter Bagehot
There are few more impressive sights in the world than a Scotsman on the make. – James Barrie
Nations, like men, have their infancy. – Henry Bolingbroke
The French complain of everything, and always. – Napoleon Bonaparte
I like the English. They have the most rigid code of immorality in the world. – Malcolm Bradbury
Americans are benevolently ignorant about Canada, while Canadians are malevolently well informed about the United States. – J. Bartlett Brebner
A country grows in history not only because of the heroism of its troops on the field of battle, it grows also when it turns to justice and to right for the conservation of its interests. – Aristide Briand
Nothing and no one can destroy the Chinese people. They are relentless survivors. – Pearl Buck
The United Nations is our one great hope for a peaceful and free world. – Ralph Bunche
A nation is not conquered which is perpetually to be conquered. – Edmund Burke
Spain: A whale stranded upon the coast of Europe. – Edmund Burke
England can never be ruined except by a Parliament. – Lord Burleigh
