#chivalry

In self-defense and in defense of the innocent, cowardice is the only sin. ↗

— Dean Koontz

#cowardice #sin #innocence

She was so delicate that, while we sat beneath the linden branches, a leaf would fall and drift down and touch her skin, and it would leave a bruise. So as we sat in the afternoon hour, beneath that fragrant linden bower, I had to chase all of the leafs that fell away. ↗

— Roman Payne

#bruise #chivalry #courtesy #courting #delicate

Cervantes smiled Spain's chivalry away; A single laugh demolished the right arm Of his country. ↗

— George Byron

#away #cervantes #chivalry #country #demolished

Some say that the age of chivalry is past, that the spirit of romance is dead. The age of chivalry is never past, so long as there is a wrong left unredressed on earth. ↗

— Charles Kingsley

#age #chivalry #dead #earth #left

I find British men very gentlemanly... like opening doors. There is a certain chivalry about British men which I like, and I'm a sucker for an accent. ↗

— Rachel McAdams

#accent #british #certain #chivalry #doors

I heard that chivalry was dead, but I think it's just got a bad flue. ↗

— Meg Ryan

#chivalry #dead #got #heard #i

Chivalry is not just a fancy word with a neat meaning; it's a way of life. ↗

— Vaughn Ripley

#motivation #life

As a Texan, I say ma'm and sir to my age contemporaries and open doors for anyone that I can. This goes for men, too, though it is appreciated when they beat me to it and disappointing when they don't. ↗

— Tiffany Madison

#chivalry #kindness #manners #men #men-and-women

He who defends with love will be secure; Heaven will save him, and protect him with love. ↗

— Lao Tzu

#god #inspirational #religion #inspirational

The sword was a very elegant weapon in the days of the samurai. You had honor and chivalry much like the knights, and yet it was a gruesome and horrific weapon. ↗

— Dustin Diamond

#days #elegant #gruesome #had #honor