--- title: "11 Gentry Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 11 Gentry quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Gentry sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/904/cora-brent-25291_every-man_every-man-on-the-planet-ought-to-take-le_1458169.jpg" --- > [“every man on the planet ought to take lessons from Cord Gentry.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cora-brent/every-man-on-the-planet-ought-to-take-lessons-from-cord-gentry/) [Cora Brent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cora-brent/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/904/cora-brent-25291_every-man_every-man-on-the-planet-ought-to-take-le_1458169.jpg) > [People tend to assume that I come from a long line of castle-dwelling gentry and am made of money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jasmine-guinness/people-tend-to-assume-that-i-come-from-a-long-line-of-castle-dwelling/) [Jasmine Guinness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jasmine-guinness/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/818/jasmine-guinness-13121_am_people-tend-to-assume-that-i-come-from-a_1296751.png) > [“An interesting one, this boy who looks like a Shadowhunter and speaks like gentry.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/an-interesting-one-this-boy-who-looks-like-a-shadowhunter-and-speaks/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61e/cassandra-clare-9_quote_an-interesting-one-this-boy-who-looks-li_1044602.jpg) > [“The decisions you make equal the life you live. -Charles Gentry”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-gentry/the-decisions-you-make-equal-the-life-you-live-charles-gentry/) [Charles Gentry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-gentry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0c/charles-gentry-226958_choice_the-decisions-you-make-equal-the-life-yo_2385820.jpg) > [“The gentry protect their names like hymens, They suck their names like thumbs, But they sign their names and something happens. While…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-zimmer/the-gentry-protect-their-names-like-hymens-they-suck-their-names-like/) [Paul Zimmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-zimmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/504/paul-zimmer-268863_quote_the-gentry-protect-their-names-like-hyme_1954884.jpg) > [I come from a class which used to be called the gentry - which is nowadays mistakenly used to include the nobility,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-fellowes/i-come-from-a-class-which-used-to-be-called-the-gentry-which-is/) [Julian Fellowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-fellowes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9b/julian-fellowes-2981_class_i-come-from-a-class-which-used-to-be-cal_2634822.png) > [“I say, you don't know how I could raise fifty quid somehow, do you?" "Why don't you work?" "Work?" said young Bingo,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-g-wodehouse/i-say-you-don-t-know-how-i-could-raise-fifty-quid-somehow-do-you-why/) [P.G. Wodehouse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-g-wodehouse/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f24/p-g-wodehouse-723_allowance_i-say-you-don-t-know-how-i-could-raise-f_1929900.jpg) > [“I’d known what the Gentry brothers were.  A set of fraternal triplets born to a depraved family, they were rough, sexy and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cora-brent/i-d-known-what-the-gentry-brothers-were-a-set-of-fraternal-triplets/) [Cora Brent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cora-brent/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/326/cora-brent-25291_family_i-d-known-what-the-gentry-brothers-were_1684354.jpg) > [“You took advantage of me while I was sleeping," she said breathlessly. "That's not fair." Gentry's hand moved over her hip in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-kleypas/you-took-advantage-of-me-while-i-was-sleeping-she-said-breathlessly/) [Lisa Kleypas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-kleypas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a09/lisa-kleypas-111_bedroom-talk_you-took-advantage-of-me-while-i-was-sle_2571354.jpg) > [“You were in the trunk while they —” This time, Gentry closed his eyes. “Please. I’m going to have flashbacks. I don’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tovaley-b-kysel/you-were-in-the-trunk-while-they-this-time-gentry-closed-his-eyes/) [Tovaley B. Kysel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tovaley-b-kysel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/404/tovaley-b-kysel-183924_first-place_you-were-in-the-trunk-while-they-this-ti_1531210.jpg) > [“Laws were made to establish a gradation of ranks; but it was soon found that the soil of America was opposed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-de-tocqueville/laws-were-made-to-establish-a-gradation-of-ranks-but-it-was-soon/) [Alexis de Tocqueville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-de-tocqueville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/342/alexis-de-tocqueville-625_1835_laws-were-made-to-establish-a-gradation_551037.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gentry/#itemlist", "name": "Gentry Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“every man on the planet ought to take lessons from Cord Gentry.”", 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I’m going to have flashbacks. I don’t want flashbacks.” Sophie couldn’t contain their amusement any longer and broke out into laughter. “Odette, you naughty girl!” “I didn’t know he was back there!” She didn’t turn around. Odette didn’t want to see the look on Sophie’s face. “If I did, I wouldn’t have climbed into Keahi’s lap in the first place!” “Okay!,” Gentry said. “I don’t need visuals, either.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tovaley B. 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