115 result(s) for Common British Quotes.
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
"In Britain, we have a saying: you’ll always be a visitor in someone else’s country."
"I wouldn’t say I’m the best. I wouldn’t say I’m the greatest. I wouldn’t say I’m the strongest. I’d just say I’m me."
"It's all about the journey, not the destination."
"The sun shines on the righteous."
"Don't count your chickens before they hatch."
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away."
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"Beggars can’t be choosers."
"Too many cooks spoil the broth."
"Actions speak louder than words."
"Good things come to those who wait."
"Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back."
"One man's trash is another man's treasure."
"A watched pot never boils."
"Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me."
"Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer."
"There’s no such thing as a free lunch."
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
"When in Rome, do as the Romans do."
"You can’t judge a book by its cover."
"An Englishman, even if he is alone in the world, is still an Englishman."
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"I'm not superstitious, but I am a little stitious."
"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."
"The British are coming!"
"You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy."
"When the tide of the sea is high, one can forget one’s toils."
"There is no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing."
"Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives."
"To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love."
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife."
"The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be in truth what we appear to be."
"Don't put all your eggs in one basket."
"Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans."
"Brevity is the soul of wit."
"No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent."
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"God made the country, and man made the town."
"Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time', is like saying, 'I don't want to.'"
"All that glitters is not gold."
"Fools rush in where angels fear to tread."
"The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it."
"There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so."
"If you want to know the value of a year, ask a student who has failed an exam."
"Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week."
"A cup of tea is a cup of peace."
"There’s no place like home."
"An Englishman’s home is his castle."
"God saves the Queen!"
"Just the ticket!"
"It's the taking part that counts."
"You can’t move for ‘em!"
"Bob's your uncle!"
"It’s not my cup of tea."
"I could murder a curry."
"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."
"See a pin and pick it up, all the day you'll have good luck."
"I’m just a bloke from a small town."
"Cor blimey!"
"The whole kit and caboodle."
"It’s just not cricket!"
"Keep your chin up!"
"There’s no need to be so posh."
"Mind your own beeswax!"
"All in good time."
"Well, I'll go to the foot of our stairs!"
"It's a piece of cake."
"Mind the gap."
"I'm chuffed to bits!"
"Fancy a cuppa?"
"Bob's your uncle."
"It's all gone pear-shaped."
"There's nowt so queer as folk."
"A storm in a teacup."
"It's not my cup of tea."
"Don't get shirty with me."
"That’s the way the cookie crumbles."
"Pulling your leg."
"All mouth and no trousers."
"You're having a laugh!"
"Silly billy!"
"Throw a spanner in the works."
"A stitch in time saves nine."
"To be a bit wet behind the ears."
"Penny for your thoughts."
"Barking up the wrong tree."
"Curiosity killed the cat."
"Every cloud has a silver lining."
"As daft as a brush."
"Don't beat around the bush."
"You can’t have your cake and eat it too."
"Keep calm and carry on."
"A penny for your thoughts."
"An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one."
"I am not a glutton – I am an explorer of food."
"It's not a question of whether you will be tested. It’s a question of when."
"The early bird catches the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese."
"Thank goodness for the rain, for without it, the green earth would die."
"To be British is to be surprised when you encounter anyone from anywhere else."
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men."
"The British are not good at expressing their feelings."
"If you want a thing done well, do it yourself."
"You can’t be a proper Brit without an umbrella."
"There’s nothing wrong with being a coward. That’s how I survive."
"I coulda been a contender."
"We're all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."
"In England, you can always find a good reason for not doing something."
"We are all in this together."
"A cup of tea makes everything better."
"Too many people don’t know what they want and are willing to go through hell to get it."
"You can’t take it with you."
"If you're going through hell, keep going."
"There's no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing."
"I think that people who are happy are those who have a good amount of common sense."
"Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things."
"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."
"Make tea, not war."
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