#gentleman

Great men speak secrets about themselves with nods and gestures, walking away from jokes about women rather than condemn the jokester; if with a woman, the turning of their head during a nude scene in a movie speaking volumes about their character without ever saying a word. It is a language foreign to women, but those that take the time to learn it find themselves knowing more about their man than by any other means. ↗

— Lee Goff

#great-men #honor #inspirational #inspirational

A gentleman is any man who wouldn't hit a woman with his hat on. ↗

— Fred Allen

#gentleman #hat #his #hit #man

John Wayne was a consummate gentleman. Bigger than life. ↗

— Jennifer O'Neill

#consummate #gentleman #john #john wayne #life

If you're all grown up, as you insist, then you're old enough to recognize heat between a man and a woman. And it's there between us. I'm not a saint, Saskia. I'm not one of your respectful human boys. If you ask me, I'm not going to be a gentleman." "Sainted bloody earth." She'd finally found her tongue. Her cheeks still blushed pink, but her eyes were furious. "How is that no woman has killed you before now? ↗

— M.J. Scott

#gentleman #killed #saint #saskia #respect

If the gentleman has ability, he is magnanimous, generous, tolerant, and straightforward, through which he opens the way to instruct others. ↗

— Xun Zi

#generous #gentleman #instruct #magnanimous #opens

Whether the gentleman is capable or not, he is loved all the same; conversely the petty man is loathed all the same. ↗

— Xun Zi

#conversely #gentleman #loathed #loved #man

I find it sad that by not talking about who I sleep with, that makes me mysterious. There was a time when I would have been called a gentleman. ↗

— Kevin Spacey

#been #called #find #gentleman #i

Aaron is not at all what his image might indicate. He's fiercly loyal and a true and total gentleman. He's very shy but has very strong opinions. He's into everything, wardrobe, hair, script, casting. ↗

— Stephen Collins

#casting #everything #gentleman #hair #his

Conspicuous consumption of valuable goods is a means of reputability to the gentleman of leisure. ↗

— Thorstein Veblen

#consumption #gentleman #goods #leisure #means

I don't know what I'll be like when I'm 60. I already have the traits of a retired gentleman. ↗

— David Walliams

#gentleman #i #know #like #retired