British conversation is like a game of cricket or a boxing match...

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British conversation is like a game of cricket or a boxing match; personal allusions are forbidden like hitting below the belt, and anyone who loses his temper is disqualified.

André Maurois (1939) Un Art de Vivre (The Art of Living)

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