I remember very well, when I was at Oxford, an old gentleman said to me, "Young man, ply your book diligently now,… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
“You shall read them, if you behave well,' said the old gentleman kindly; 'and you will like that, better than looking at… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
As one old gentleman put it, " Son, I don't care if you're stark nekkid and wear a bone in your nose.… — Robert Fulghum Copy Share Image
“God is imagined as a rich, old gentleman who is very happy that things are going so smooth here on Earth that… — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
Presently I shall be introduced as 'this venerable old gentleman' and the axe will fall when they raise me to the degree… — Stephen Leacock Copy Share Image
“The old gentleman refuses to have the telephone which he regards as a device of the devil, and on a par with… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
I look upon England today as an old gentleman who is travelling with a great deal of baggage, trumpery which has accumulated… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
“Philanthropist. A rich (and usually bald) old gentleman who has trained himself to grin while his conscience is picking his pocket...” — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
I'll sing you a new ballad, andI'll warrant it first-rate, Of the days of that old gentleman who had that old estate;… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“The post on her left was occupied by Mr. Erskine of Treadley, an old gentleman of considerable charm and culture, who had… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“And Fairley was getting on, you know,' said the doctor, warming to his subject. 'His sight was beginning to fail - his… — Katherine Woodfine Copy Share Image
“He occupied rooms in the Bank, in his fidelity to the House of which he had grown to be a part, lie… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
From the drawing-room window I see pass almost daily an old gentleman with white hair, a firm step, broad shoulders, healthy pink… — W.N.P. Barbellion Copy Share Image
“In those days he seemed to be a nice old gentleman, and his existence always served practical purposes, such as when I… — Paul Taylor Copy Share Image
