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The English instinctively admire any man who has no talent, and is

The English instinctively admire any man who has no talent, and is modest about it. – James Agate

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I… wonder what it is in the New York air that enables me to sit up till all hours of the night in an atmosphere which in London would make a horse dizzy, but here merely clears the brain. – James Agate

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New Years Resolution: To tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not encourage them to take up more of my time. – James Agate

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Bulls get rich, bears get rich, but pigs get slaughtered An Irishman is never at his best except when fighting. – Proverb

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We have actively sought and are actively seeking to make the United Nations an effective instrument of international cooperation. – Dean Acheson

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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

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