E M Forster was like a tea cozy, but I quite liked him. I was at a wedding party with him once, sitting opposite Queen Mary. I asked if he would like to be presented. "Good Lord," he said. "I thought it was the wedding cake."
I was lecturing to a group of English teachers about Dante. Suddenly one of them got up-English teachers, mind you-and said, "What is Dante?" "Well, Madam," I replied, "It is a kind of detergent."
Where in this wide world can man find nobility without pride, friendship without envy, or beauty without vanity?
This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.
This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.