Robert Smith Surtees Quotes

I'm very much a gentleman in what I do.

I'm a gentleman.

By the by, if the English race had done nothing else, yet if they left the world the notion of a gentleman, they would have done a great service to mankind.

I am at heart a gentleman.

I can make a lord, but only God can make a gentleman.

He combines the manners of a Marquis with the morals of a Methodist.

A gentleman will not insult me, and no man not a gentleman can insult me.

I am a gentleman. My natural inclination is to be on my best behavior.

Once a gentleman, and always a gentleman.

Gentlemen don't do that.

A gentleman is mindful no less of the freedom of others than of his own dignity.

Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners.

In a day when, if you insulted a man it might cost you your life, you were probably more civil.

Anyone can be heroic from time to time, but a gentleman is something you have to be all the time.

To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man.

If someone lacked decency or respect, I didn't allow that person to stay in my world.

Being a gentleman is a worthy goal.

I'm a gentleman, if nothing else. It's taken me years to become one, but finally I have a sense of propriety.

I was brought up to be a gentleman. That means you know how to walk, talk and dress the part.

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

No gentleman ever discusses any relationship with a lady.

What is called for is dignity. We need to set an example.

Good behavior is the last refuge of mediocrity.

Civility is perhaps a quaint notion but civility in Parliament is something we should always strive to uphold.

Let us be absolutely clear about one thing: we must not confuse humility with false modesty or servility.