Gentleman Quotes

845 Gentleman quotes by 583 unique authors

Golf in the interest of good health and good manners. It promotes self-restraint and affords a chance to play the man and act the gentleman. — William Howard Taft
A gentleman need not know Latin, but he should at least have forgotten it. — Brander Matthews
Stay hungry, stay healthy, be a gentleman, believe strongly in yourself and go beyond limitations. — Arnold Schwarzenegger
Rugby is a game for barbarians played by gentlemen. Football is a game for gentlemen played by barbarians. — Oscar Wilde
Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot, but it takes more than that to kill a… — Theodore Roosevelt
Ladies and gentlemen, a picture is not worth a thousand words. We found some pictures that are worth 500 billion words. — Erez Lieberman Aiden
A gentleman is one who is too brave to lie, too generous to cheat, and who takes his share othe world and lets other people… — Paul G. Hoffman
I am sorry to say that sometimes matters of very small importance waste a good deal of precious time, by the long and repeated speeches… — William Whipple
Gentlemen, you are about to witness the most famous victory in history. — Adolf Hitler
Ale, not beer, in a pewter mug was comme il faut, the only thing for a gentleman of letters, worthy of the name, to drink. — Guy de Maupassant
The object of golf is not just to win. It is to play like a gentleman, and win. — Phil Mickelson
Questioning is not the mode of conversation among gentlemen. — Samuel Johnson
The picture's pretty bleak, gentlemen... The world's climates are changing, the mammals are taking over, and we all have a brain about the size of… — Gary Larson
The Englishman wants to be recognized as a gentleman, or as some other suitable species of human being; the American wants to be considered a… — Louis Kronenberger
Repose and cheerfulness is the badge of the gentleman; repose in energy. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
A lawyer is a gentleman that rescues your estate from your enemies and then keeps it for himself. — Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux
If the gentleman is not serious, he will not be respected, and his learning will not be on a firm foundation. He considers loyalty and… — Confucius
Cheats, liars and criminals may resist every blandishment while respectable gentlemen have been moved to appalling treasons by watery cabbage in a departmental canteen. — John le Carre
... he became an officer and a gentleman, which is an enviable thing; — Rudyard Kipling
When addressed, a Gentleman Cat does not move a muscle. He looks as if he hasn't heard. — May Sarton
We talk often about choice. Well, ladies and gentlemen, it's time to choose. — Sandra Fluke
Gentlemen, as we study the universe we see everywhere the most tremendous manifestations of force. In our own experience we know of but one source… — Benjamin Peirce
If the announcer can produce the impression that he is a gentleman, he may pronounce as he pleases. — George Bernard Shaw
Perfect soldier, perfect gentleman never gave offence to anyone not even the enemy. — A J P Taylor
You have to choose between trusting to the natural stability of gold and the natural stability of the honesty and intelligence of the members of… — George Bernard Shaw

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