'It is by no means enough that an officer be capable...He should be a
gentleman of liberal education, refined, manners, punctilious courtesy, and the nicest sense of personal honor... No meritorious act of a subordinate should escape his attention, even if the reward be only one word of approval. Conversely, he should not be blind to a single fault in any subordinate.'
View quotes by John Paul JonesHe seemed at ease and to have the look of the last
gentleman in Europe. (Letters to the Sphinx)
View quotes by Ada LeversonThe English country
gentleman galloping after a fox is the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable.
View quotes by Oscar WildeI do not know the American
gentleman, God forgive me for putting two such words together.
View quotes by Charles DickensThe right honourable
gentleman is reminiscent of a poker. The only difference is that a poker gives off the occasional signs of warmth. (On Robert Peel)
View quotes by Benjamin DisraeliA man who could make so vile a pun would not scruple to pick a pocket. (The
Gentleman's Magazine, 1781)
View quotes by John DennisConspicuous consumption of valuable goods is a means of reputability to the
gentleman of leisure.
View quotes by Thorstein VeblenRugby is a beastly game played by gentlemen; soccer is a
gentleman's game played by beasts; football is a beastly game played by beasts.
View quotes by Henry Blaha A
gentleman is any man who wouldn't hit a woman with his hat on.
View quotes by Fred AllenI am at heart a
gentleman.
View quotes by Marlene DietrichA
gentleman is simply a patient wolf.
View quotes by Lana TurnerI hold that
gentleman to be the best-dressed whose dress no one observes.
View quotes by Anthony TrollopeI could I trust starve like a
gentleman. It's listed as part of the poetic training, you know.
View quotes by Ezra PoundA
gentleman can live through anything.
View quotes by William FaulknerA rich rogue nowadays is fit company for any
gentleman; and the world, my dear, hath not such a contempt for roguery as you imagine.
View quotes by John GayAn apology? Bah! Disgusting! Cowardly! Beneath the dignity of any
gentleman, however wrong he might be.
View quotes by Steve MartinA lady is smarter than a
gentleman, maybe, she can sew a fine seam, she can have a baby, she can use her intuition instead of her brain, but she can't fold a paper in a crowded train.
View quotes by Phyllis McGinleySir, I may not have been always a Christian, but I am very sure that I have been a
gentleman.
View quotes by Rufus W GriswoldAthletic, a
gentleman. I'm a Southern girl. I like when they open the door and pull out a chair. I'm really into a man's man.
- on her dream man
View quotes by Brooke BurnsA
gentleman with a pug nose is a contradiction in terms.
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