Gentle Quotes - Page 2
A gentleman accepts the responsibility of his actions and bears the burden of their consequences.
William Faulkner (1999). “Novels, 1957-1962”
A gentleman is someone who does not what he wants to do, but what he should do.
Haruki Murakami (2011). “Norwegian Wood”, p.72, Random House
Tom Hubbard, Robert Louis Stevenson (1995). “Seeking Mr. Hyde: Studies in Robert Louis Stevenson, Symbolism, Myth, and the Pre-modern”
Idealism is the noble toga that political gentlemen drape over their will to power.
Quoted in his NewYork Herald Tribune obituary, 24 Nov 1963.
Matthew Henry (2016). “Bible commentary - Gospel of Matthew”, p.142, Bible Study Books
It is difficult to believe that a true gentleman will ever become a gamester, a libertine, or a sot.