Gentleman Quotes by Famous Authors

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1. “Every gentleman plays billiards, but someone who plays billiards too well, is no gentleman.”

Thomas Jefferson

Gentleman, Etiquette, Competition, Balance, Social Norms

2. “The one human being she had ever fully and wholeheartedly trusted had failed her; the only man she had ever known to whom she could point and say with expert knowledge, “He is a gentleman, in his heart he is a gentleman,” had betrayed her, publicly, grossly, and shamelessly.”

Harper Lee

Heartfelt Betrayal, Gentleman Behavior, Emotional Trust, Betrayal, Trust, Gentleman

3. “Sympathy, Knowledge and Poise seem to be the three ingredients that are most needed in forming the Gentleman.”

Elbert Hubbard

Sympathy Knowledge, Character, Poise, Gentleman, Integrity

4. “A gentleman is someone who does not what he wants to do, but what he should do.”

Haruki Murakami

Gentleman’s Duty, Moral Actions, Ethical Behavior, Gentleman, Duty, Actions

5. “A real gentleman, even if he loses everything he owns, must show no emotion. Money must be so far beneath a gentleman that it is hardly worth troubling about.”

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Gentleman, Emotion, Wealth, Honor, Identity, Stoicism