https://video.pavel-english.ru/videos/watch/994e868d-ce65-4844-a5d3-1e6ae26b2532 Topic: [P99] Quotes — Improve Your Pronunciation and British Accent through Shadowing English Speaking Practices with Native Speakers — Shadowing B 📌 Don't forget to watch some brilliant short-form videos from Pronunciation Coach Jenny Dance here: https://www.youtube.com/@jdenglishpronunciation/shorts 🥂 Save the playlist you need to master British accent 🌚 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwCBmbp7i_KsCOSAcPDL-P0ocHzmlAySG&si=EM-H0MTDjJMQWKW9 🇬🇧 Timestamps 🇬🇧 00:00 Intro 00:02 Today I’m going to be reciting some quotes 00:21 from famous and historical figures. 00:40 “A friend to all is a friend to none.” 01:00 —that’s the Greek philosopher Aristotle. 01:18 “I am indebted to my father for living, 01:38 but to my teacher for living well.” 01:53 —that’s Alexander the Great. 02:07 And do you know who his teacher was? 02:20 It was Aristotle. 02:30 “I am rather inclined to silence, and whether that be wise or not, 02:58 it is at least more unusual nowadays 03:17 to find a man who can hold his tongue 03:32 than to find one who cannot.” 03:44 —that’s a quote from Abraham Lincoln. 04:02 “When people talk, listen completely. 04:22 Don't be thinking what you're going to say. 04:36 Most people never listen. 04:50 Nor do they observe.” 05:00 — that’s Ernest Hemingway, 05:12 and he wrote this in his novel 05:24 Across the River and into the Trees. 05:41 Now, here’s a bonus quote, 05:23 also from Ernest Hemingway: 06:06 “There is no friend as loyal as a book.” 06:24 And here’s an extra bonus quote: 06:43 “Sometimes 06:50 it’s not that we failed the tests, 07:07 but that the tests failed us.” 07:22 This quote doesn’t come from a famous or historical figure 07:46 —these wise words 07:58 are from the creator of the Shadowing B channel! 08:17 Thanks for shadowing with us today! 08:31 📌 FULL SCRIPT 📌 🎥 Credits Featuring Pronunciation Coach Jenny Dance @jdenglishpronunciation Script written by Kuan Script proofread by @jdenglishpronunciation Video edited by Kuan Thumbnail background photo by Paulius Dragunas (edited by Kuan) 📌 New Video Every Thursday And Sunday! 🍵 We appreciate all forms of support. You can just like or leave some comments on our videos, or subscribe to the channel—they count. But if you do have a cup of tea to spare, please donate us here. Thank you so much. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/shadowing_b Current subs count: 42 #shadowingenglish #english #britishaccent #learnenglish #pronunciation #shadowing #british #accent Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:49:13 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.pavel-english.ru https://video.pavel-english.ru/client/assets/images/icons/icon-96x96.png https://video.pavel-english.ru/videos/watch/994e868d-ce65-4844-a5d3-1e6ae26b2532 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.pavel-english.ru/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.