Chivalry Quotes

85 Chivalry quotes by 73 unique authors

Gentlemen, be courteous to the old maids, no matter how poor and plain and prim, for the only chivalry worth having is that which is… — Louisa May Alcott
He released her with obvious reluctance and shoved open his door, then came around to open her door. His chivalry brought an even broader smile.… — Colleen Coble
Here is the world of imagination, hopes, and dreams. In this timeless land of enchantment, the age of chivalry, magic and make-believe are reborn -… — Walt Disney
Defend the weak, protect both young and old, never desert your friends. Give justice to all, be fearless in battle and always ready to defend… — Brian Jacques
I did a research assignment on life in the Middle Ages only last year. I found the era fascinating, all that chivalry and court romance.… — Marianne Curley
I have never thought much of the courage of a lion tamer. Inside the cage he is at least safe from other men. There is… — George Bernard Shaw
For me chivalry isn't dead; it's an involuntary reflex. — Jim Butcher
What if custom is wrong? demanded the part of her that believed in the code of chivalry. A knight must set things right. — Tamora Pierce
Even if I’d been wide awake, I knew Dimitri would’ve taken my suitcase anyway. That’s how he was, a lost remnant of chivalry in the… — Richelle Mead
To risk life to save a smile on a face of a woman or a child is the secret of chivalry. — Dejan Stojanovic
A gentleman is someone who does not what he wants to do, but what he should do. — Haruki Murakami
I didn’t realize I was frozen in place until a classmate shouldered into me, knocking my heavy backpack from my shoulder. “’Scuse me,” he grumbled,… — Tammara Webber
Chivalry isn't really dead you know." "Oh?" "Nah. That guy's just an asshole. — Tammara Webber
In the system of chivalry, men protect women against men. This is not unlike the protection relationship which [organized crime] established with small businesses in… — Susan Griffin
The odious and disgusting aristocracy of wealth is built upon the ruins of all that is good in chivalry or republicanism; and luxury is the… — Percy Bysshe Shelley
Baseball and cricket are beautiful and highly stylized medieval war substitutes, chess made flesh, a mixture of proud chivalry and base-in both senses-greed. — John Fowles
Who killed Chivalry? They need to get their sentencing Meanwhile we arguing and I can't get a sentence in — Drake
With the advent of chivalry, the art of boxing waned. The evolution of feudal aristocracy, with other and widely different exercises, pastimes and weapons from… — John Boyle O'Reilly
The idea of a stag hunt evokes chivalry - knights in jerkins and hose, ladies on sidesaddles with wimples and billowing dresses, a white stag… — P.J. O'Rourke
We take so many of our freedoms for granted nowadays - I can travel where I like, I can do any job I want -… — Michelle Dockery
Chivalry is dead. — Sienna Miller
We take so many of our freedoms for granted nowadays - I can travel where I like, I can have a baby when I like,… — Dan Stevens
In our fathers' time nothing was read but books of feigned chivalry, wherein a man by reading should be led to none other end, but… — Roger Ascham
But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators, has succeeded; and the glory of Europe is extinguished for ever. — Edmund Burke
Chivalry is not dead, it just got tired of being taken for granted. — Vladislas Nikilovic

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