William Makepeace Thackeray: To be a gentleman is to be honest, to be gentle, to be generous, to be brave…
To be a gentleman is to be honest, to be gentle, to be generous, to be brave, to be wise, and possessing all those qualities to exercise them in the most graceful outward manner.
In today’s wordsTo be a gentleman is to be honest, gentle, generous, brave, and wise, and, having all those qualities, to show them with graceful manners.
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