#gentle

The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him. ↗

— William Lyon Phelps

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This is the final test of a gentleman: his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him. ↗

— William Lyon Phelps

#final test #gentleman #him #his #possible

Gentle dullness ever loves a joke. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#ever #gentle #joke #loves

Of Manners gentle, of Affections mild; In Wit a man; Simplicity, a child. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#child #gentle #man #manners #mild

I could I trust starve like a gentleman. It's listed as part of the poetic training, you know. ↗

— Ezra Pound

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All I want is a gentleman. I'm sick to bloody death of bastards. ↗

— Katie Price

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It is no use speaking in soft, gentle tones if everyone else is shouting. ↗

— Joseph Priestley

#everyone #gentle #shouting #soft #speaking

As an actor you have to get used to receiving gentle little pies in the face. ↗

— James Purefoy

#face #gentle #get #little #pies

Cows are amongst the gentlest of breathing creatures; none show more passionate tenderness to their young when deprived of them; and, in short, I am not ashamed to profess a deep love for these quiet creatures. ↗

— Thomas de Quincey

#amongst #ashamed #breathing #cows #creatures

I think of these things as obstacles rather than opportunities, because if they were opportunities it means I actually took the business of doing them seriously. To take myself too seriously is the gentle kiss of death. ↗

— Leon Redbone

#because #business #death #doing #gentle