A true lady is known by her conduct under trying…

A man is known by his conduct to his wife, to his family, and to those under him.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

A true man doesn't promise, he commits. A true lady doesn't demand, she thanks.

— Pacifiersucker

the true lady is in theory either a virgin or a lawful wife.

— Emily James Smith Putnam

A true lady should have the wit and the imagination, or at least the very restraint, to express herself without resorting herself to such…

— Ari Marmell

We are constantly being put to the test by trying circumstances and difficult people and problems not necessarily of our own making.

— Terry Brooks

“Hormonal ones, I am right here. Me. The old lady otherwise known as your grandmother”

— Carrie Jones

A lady is known by the product she endorses.

— Ogden Nash

With age you tend to become intolerant and it becomes difficult to give your best in trying circumstances.

— Victor Banerjee

God does sometimes change our trying circumstances. But more often, He doesn't - because He wants to change us.

— David Wilkerson

“It is one of her aristocratic tastes, and quite proper, for a real lady is always known by neat boots, gloves, and handkerchief.”

— Louisa May Alcott

There are many marks of a true lady but I believe that one of them is to walk with her head held high while…

— Hester Browne

How often you are irresistibly drawn to a plain, unassuming woman, whose soft silvery tones render her positively attractive! In the social circle, how…

— Charles Lamb

“A true lady never lets someone know when he's riled her; otherwise she's giving away her power and her crown.”

— Carolyn Brown

Darling, a true lady takes off her dignity with her clothes and does her whorish best. At other times you can be as modest…

— Robert A. Heinlein

“True to the precepts handed down to her by her mother and grandmother—to wit: that a true lady can neither be shocked nor surprised—Miss…

— Agatha Christie