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William Croswell Doane: To be a gentleman does not depend upon the tailor or the toilet. Good clothes…

To be a gentleman does not depend upon the tailor or the toilet. Good clothes are not good habits. A gentleman is just a gentle-man,--no more, no less; a diamond polished, that was first a diamond in the rough.

In today’s wordsBeing a gentleman doesn't depend on the tailor or the wardrobe. Good clothes are not good habits. A gentleman is simply a gentle man, no more and no less; a diamond polished, that was first a diamond in the rough.

William Croswell DoaneCommonly attributed
Source
From the book Quoted in Many Thoughts of Many Minds, compiled by Henry Southgate, 1862

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