Gallant Quotes

61 Gallant quotes by 57 unique authors

I felt only as a man can feel who is roaming over the prairies of the far West, well armed, and mounted on a fleet… — Buffalo Bill
There is nothing on earth so stupid as a gallant officer. — Duke of Wellington
I yield to no man in sympathy for the gallant men under my command; but I am obliged to sweat them tonight, so that I… — Stonewall Jackson
Honor, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our gallant ancestors, and which our innocent posterity have a… — Thomas Jefferson
Selfishness, not love, is the actuating motive of the gallant. — Madame Roland
Fair-goes are not only for oneself, but for underdogs. Even in international sporting matches Australians have been known to switch from their own side to… — Donald Horne
I have nothing against the Queen of England. Even in my heart I never resented her for not being Jackie Kennedy. She is, to my… — Leonard Cohen
Characters tend to be either for or against the quest. If they assist it, they are idealized as simply gallant or pure; if they obstruct… — Northrop Frye
Our society is illuminated by the spiritual insights of the Hebrew prophets. America and Israel have a common love of human freedom and they have… — Lyndon B. Johnson
... when the struggle seems to be drifting definitely towards a world social democracy, there may still be very great delays and disappointments before it… — H.G. Wells
Kill! Kill! In the German race there is nothing but evil; not one among the living, not one among the yet unborn but is evil!… — Ilya Ehrenburg
What constitutes the bulwark of our own liberty and independence? It is not...the guns of our war steamers, or the strength of our gallant and… — Abraham Lincoln
Remember that whatever may be said by a lady or her friends, it is not part of conduct of a gallant or generous man to… — Sam Houston
The greatest, like Rembrandt, paint a gallant, a hag, and a carcass with equal passion and rapture; they love the truth as it is. Â… — Aleister Crowley
I have read that the secret of gallantry is to accept the pleasures of life leisurely, and its inconveniences with a shrug; as well as… — James Branch Cabell
I knew that if the feat was accomplished it must be at a most fearful sacrifice of as brave and gallant soldiers as ever engaged… — John Bell Hood
Love just seems to make life not just livable, but a gallant, gallant event. — Toni Morrison
That food has always been, and will continue to be, the basis for one of our greater snobbism does not explain the fact that the… — Cornelia Otis Skinner
There are really only two ways to approach life - as victim or as gallant fighter - and you must decide if you want to… — Merle Shain
I am a friend to any brave and gallant outlaw. — Belle Starr
As a final crash of self-indulgent nonsense, when the incontrovertible truth of your panoramic and murderous deceit has even begun to cost your political party… — Keith Olbermann
I can think of nothing more gallant, even though again and again we fail, than attempting to get at the facts; attempting to tell things… — Peter Viereck
Major Richard Bong was an example of the tragic and terrible price we must pay to maintain principles of human rights, of greater value than… — Eddie Rickenbacker
We have counted the cost of this contest, and find nothing so dreadful as voluntary slavery.-Honor, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that… — Thomas Jefferson
Let vice and immorality of every kind be discouraged as much as possible in your brigade; and, as a chaplain is allowed to each regiment,… — George Washington

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