James Agate's Quote - The English instinctively admire any man who has no talent, and is

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The English instinctively admire any man who has no talent, and is modest about it. – 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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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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The Englishman can get along with sex quite perfectly so long as he can pretend that it isnt sex but something else. – James Agate

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