Perfect Gentleman Quotes

• Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Wisdom, Courage, Gentleman

  Theodore Roosevelt (2015). “Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century”, p.31, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• A gentleman would be ashamed should his deeds not match his words.

  Confucius

  Deeds And Words, Gentleman, Would Be

  Confucius “The Analects”, W. W. Norton & Company

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• A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Gentleman, World, Personal Growth

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• A tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance and adventure.

  Charlie Chaplin

  Lonely, Travel, Loneliness

  "Charlie Chaplin's Los Angeles: a black and white odyssey" by Kira Cochrane, www.theguardian.com. December 8, 2013.

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  Being male is a matter of birth. Being a man is a matter of age. But being a Gentleman is a matter of choice.

  Vin Diesel

  Men, Choices, Gentleman

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• Being a male is a matter of birth. Being a man is a matter of choice.

  Edwin Louis Cole

  Men, Choices, Matter

  Edwin Louis Cole (1998). “Absolute Answers to Prodigal Problems”, Thomas Nelson Incorporated

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• And though it is much to be a nobleman, it is more to be a gentleman.

  Anthony Trollope

  Gentleman, Literature, Noblemen

  Anthony Trollope (2015). “Doctor Wortle's School”, p.183, Booklassic

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• Perfect soldier, perfect gentleman never gave offence to anyone not even the enemy.

  A. J. P. Taylor

  Perfect, Soldier, Gentleman

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• Conspicuous consumption of valuable goods is a means of reputability to the gentleman of leisure.

  Thorstein Veblen

  Mean, Gentleman, Leisure

  The Theory of the Leisure Class ch. 4 (1899) See Rae 1

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• To call him a dog hardly seems to do him justice, though inasmuch as he had four legs, a tail, and barked, I admit he was, to all outward appearances. But to those who knew him well, he was a perfect gentleman.

  Hermione Gingold

  Dog, Loss, Perfect

  Hermione Gingold (1958). “The world is square”

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• The Perfect Gentlemen are perfectly delightful, musically superb and thoroughly entertaining.

  David Zippel

  Perfect, Gentleman, Superb

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• He’d spent his life being a perfect gentleman. He’d never been a flirt. He’d never been a rogue. He hated being the center of attention, but by God, he wanted to be the center of her attention. He wanted to do the wrong thing, the bad thing. He wanted to pull her into his arms and carry her to her bed. He wanted to peel every last inch of her clothing from her body, and then he wanted to worship her. He wanted to show her all the things he wasn’t sure he knew how to say.

  Julia Quinn

  Flirting, Perfect, Gentleman

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• That man will never be a perfect gentleman who lives only with gentlemen. To be a man of the world we must view that world in every grade and in every perspective.

  Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

  Men, Views, Perfect

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• The bible teaches that a father may sell his daughter for a slave, that he may sacrifice her purity to a mob, and that he may murder her, and still be a good father and a holy man. It teaches that a man may have any number of wives; that he may sell them, give them away, or swap them around, and still be a perfect gentleman, a good husband, a righteous man, and one of God's most intimate friends; and that is a pretty good position for a beginning.

  Helen H. Gardener

  Daughter, Husband, Father

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• Wait a minute. You expect me to stay overnight in a house with four single men? Sean grinned. We're perfect gentlemen, Kim. Everyone knows that. Don't let us worry you. I'm not worried about my reputation, I'm worried about the state of the bathrooms.

  Jennifer Ashley

  Men, Perfect, Worry

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• Oh relax." I waved my hand dismissively. "If he wanted to kill me, he already would have. I brought him all these sharp pencils, ideal for stabbing, and he's been a perfect gentleman.

  Kiersten White

  Hands, Perfect, Gentleman

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• Matthew Davidson is blessed with a God-given, born-in-the-bone, talent. His musicianship is far beyond his age. When I play with Matthew, it's like playing with a musician with many years of experience. Always a perfect gentleman, Matthew's personality shines through in every performance. He obviously loves what he is doing!

  Joe Osborn

  Blessed, Years, Play

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• There is a growing interest in Confucianism in China and other parts of the world. More and more followers of Confucianism are advocating a deeper study of his philosophies. Confucius' ideals stand true even today. His philosophy on how to be a Junzi or the perfect gentleman is based on the simple ideology of love and tolerance.

  Confucius

  Philosophy, Simple, Perfect

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