200+ Being a Gentleman Quotes, Sayings about Being a Gentleman
Being a Gentleman Quotes and Sayings
“A gentleman can live through anything.” —Oscar Wilde
“We must be gentle now we are gentlemen.” —Shakespeare
“Gentlemen don’t read each other’s mail.” —Henry L. Stimson
“Questioning is not the mode of conversation among gentlemen.” —Samuel Johnson
“A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone’s feelings unintentionally.” —Oscar Wilde
“A gentleman is someone who can play the accordion, but doesn’t.” —Tom Waits
“A gentleman with a pug nose is a contradiction in terms.” —Edgar Allan Poe
“A Gentleman is a prime example of what a man should be.” —Pontius Joseph
“You have to be a man before you can be a gentleman.” —John Wayne
“Most gentlemen don’t like love, they just like to kick it around.” —Cole Porter
“He whom we call a gentleman is no longer the man of Nature.” —Denis Diderot
“He comes to the world, as a gentleman comes To a lodging ready furnished.” —Thomas Hood
“Make money and the whole nation will conspire to call you a gentleman.” —George Bernard Shaw
“Gentlemen have talked a great deal of patriotism. A venerable word, when duly practiced.” —Robert Walpole
“The word of a gentleman is as good as his bond; and sometimes better.” —Charles Dickens
“A gentleman is any man who wouldn’t hit a woman with his hat on.” —Fred Allen
“Perfect soldier, perfect gentleman never gave offence to anyone not even the enemy.” —A. J. P. Taylor
“You will be judged by what you succeed at gentlemen, not by what you attempt.” —Clement Attlee
“The true gentleman is subtly poised between an inner tact and an outer defense.” —Puzant Kevork Thomajan
“A real gentleman is as polite to a little girl as to a woman.” —Louisa May Alcott
“A gentleman will not insult me, and no man not a gentleman can insult me.” —Frederick Douglass
“The look of a gentleman is little else than the reflection of the looks of the world.” —Hazlitt
“We have only one rule here – to act like a gentleman at all times.” —Robert E. Lee
“A gentleman’s choice of timepiece says as much about him as does his Saville Row suit.” —Ian Fleming
“Being a Gentleman, has more to do with hiding his flaws, than exhibiting the virtues! — Ramana Pemmaraju
We sometimes meet an original gentleman, who, if manners had not existed, would have invented them.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
“It is difficult to believe that a true gentleman will ever become a gamester, a libertine, or a sot.” —Chapin
“It is almost the definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain.” —John Henry Newman
“No gentleman can be without three copies of a book: one for show, one for use, and one for borrowers.” —Richard Heber
“If the gentleman has ability, he is magnanimous, generous, tolerant, and straightforward, through which he opens the way to instruct others.” —Xunzi
“A gentleman respects every women in his life. If you can’t respect your own mother, forget about respecting your girlfriend.” —James Merrow
“Gentleman is a term which does not apply to any station, but to the mind and the feelings in every station.” —Talfourd
“The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.” —William Lyon Phelps
“The definition of a gentleman is a man who enters a revolving door in front of you and exits behind you.” —Chloe Thurlow
“The only infallible rule we know is, that the man who is always talking about being a gentleman never is one.” —Robert Smith Surtees
“A gentleman can see a question from all sides without bias.The small man is biased and can see a question only from one side.” —Confucius
“Being male is a matter of birth. Being a man is a matter of age. But being a gentleman is a matter of choice.” —Srinivas Shenoy
“A gentleman has his eyes on all those present; he is tender toward the bashful, gentle toward the distant, and merciful toward the absent.” —Lawrence G. Lovasik
“Believe me, there exists no such dilemma as that in which a gentleman is placed when he is forced to reply to a blackguard —Edgar Allan Poe
“A gentleman is one who understands and shows every mark of deference to the claims of self-love in others, and exacts it in return from them.” —William Hazlitt
“A man who needs women to prove his worth is a man who’ll never be worthy. A Gentleman finds his worth in himself and his pride in a women.” —Moyo Adekoya
“A gentleman is one who doesn’t and cant forgive himself for self-committed mistake even if others forget it and the self-criticism is a mark of his right attitude towards life.” —Anuj Somany
“A true gentleman is one that apologizes anyways, even though he has not offended a lady intentionally. He is in a class all of his own because he knows the value of a woman’s heart.” —Shannon L. Alder
“The minute you try to talk business with him he takes the attitude that he is a gentleman and a scholar, and the moment you try to approach him on the level of his moral integrity he starts to talk business.” —Raymond Chandler
Motivational Quotes on Being a Gentleman
“Champions train, losers complain.” —Unknown
“Action always beats intention.” —Unknown
“Make it simple, but significant.” —Don Draper
“I walk slowly, but never backward.” —Abraham Lincoln
“Looking good isn’t self-importance; it’s self-respect.” —Charles Nix
“The best revenge is massive success.” —Frank Sinatra
“Don’t raise your voice. Improve your argument.” —Desmond Tutu
“Be so good they can’t ignore you.” —Steve Martin
“Never half-ass two things. Whole-ass one thing.” —Ron Swanson
“Patience is a key element of success.” —Bill Gates
“The only failure is not to try.” —George Clooney
“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” —Dalai Lama
“Excellence is not a skill, it’s an attitude.” —Ralph Marston
“Lies run sprints, but the truth runs marathons.” —Michael Jackson
“Seek respect, not attention. It lasts longer.” —Ziad K. Abdelnour
“The future depends on what you do today.” —Mahatma Gandhi
“Hardship is the native soil of manhood and self-reliance.” —John Neal
“All successes begin with self-discipline. It starts with you.” —Dwayne Johnson
“Never spend your money before you have earned it.” —Thomas Jefferson
“Potential means nothing if you don’t do anything with it.” —Unknown
“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” —Albert Einstein
“Work hard in silence, let success be your noise.” —Frank Ocean
“You’re only as good as the chances you take.” —Al Pacino
“Don’t hide your scars, they make you who you are.” —Frank Sinatra
“Hard work doesn’t guarantee success, but it improves its chances.” —B.J. Gupta
“It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.” —Babe Ruth
“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” —Neale Donald Walsch
“Manners matter. Good looks are a bonus. Humor is a must.” —Unknown
“A man is only as good as his words are.” —Frank Sinatra
“Only take advice from someone you want to trade places with.” —Unknown
“Never leave a good act undone just because it’s small.” —Liu Bei
“The path to success is to take massive, determined actions.” —Tony Robbins
“The world is giving you answers each day. Learn to listen.” —Unknown
“When you find somebody good, keep them in your life.” —Tom Ford
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” —Ian Maclaren
“A gentleman knows his actions carry more weight than any words spoken.” —Unknown
“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” —Albert Einstein
“Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.” —Theodore Roosevelt
“Our attitude towards life determines life’s attitude towards us.” —Jimmy John N. Mitchell
“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths.” —Mahatma Gandhi
“There is no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs.” —Unknown
“To reach your greatest potential, you’ll have to fight your greatest fear.” —Unknown
“Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought.” —Henri Bergson
“As a general rule, it pays to be confident, helpful and nice.” —Colin Wright
“Actions prove who someone is, words just prove who they want to be.” —Unknown
“A wise person knows that there is something to be learned from everyone.” —Unknown
“Be humble. Be hungry. And be the hardest worker in the room.” —Dwayne Johnson
“Choose being kind over being right and you’ll be right every time.” —Richard Carlson
“It’s attention to detail that makes the difference between average and stunning.” —Francis Atterbury
“Character is how you treat those who can do nothing for you.” —Al Pacino
“Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners.” —Laurence Sterne
“There is no respect for others without humility in one’s self.” —Henri Frederic Amiel
“When you see the right thing to do, you’d better do it.” —Paul Newman
“You’re only given one spark of madness. You must not lose it.” —Robin Williams
“A man who is a master of patience is master of everything else.” —George Savile
“Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company and reflection must finish him.” —John Locke
“Celebrate the effort, for it is in the trying that you discover you.” —Sima Dahl
“Good things come to those who work their asses off and never give up.” —Unknown
“You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry.” —Abraham Lincoln
“If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.” —Napoleon Hill
“If you work really hard and you’re kind, amazing things will happen.” —Conan O’ Brien
“Never confuse the size of your paycheck with the size of your talent.” —Marlon Brando
“Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them.” —Ann Landers
“The most important things in life are the connections you make with others.” —Tom Ford
“You don’t always get what you wish for. You get what you work for.” —Unknown
“Etiquette is more important than a handshake. It’s code for the way things are done.” —Unknown
“I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.” —Thomas Jefferson
“Kind words are short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” —Mother Teresa
“Some people dream of success, while others wake up and work hard at it.” —Winston Churchill
“A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out.” —George Bernard Shaw
“Don’t wait until you are ready to take action. Instead, take action to be ready.” —Jensen Siaw
“I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.” —William Ernest Henley
“Listening is an art that requires attention over talent, spirit over ego, others over self.” —Dean Jackson
“Kindness is a language which the deaf can even hear and the blind can see.” —Mark Twain
“It’s fine to celebrate success, but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.” —Bill Gates
“I think you should take you job seriously, but not yourself. That is the best combination.” —Dame Judi Dench
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” —Winston Churchill
“Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow know what you truly want to become.” —Steve Jobs
“One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.” —Bryant H. McGill
“Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves you, grow you or makes you happy.” —Unknown
“There is one rule, above all others, for being a man. Whatever comes, face it on your feet.” —Robert Jordan
“Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.” —Greg King
“Those who spend their time looking for the faults in others usually make no time to correct their own.” —Art Jonak
“We have but two ears and one mouth, so that we may listen twice as much as we speak.” —Thomas Edison
“You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say.” —Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly and expresses himself with frankness and with fervor.” —Benjamin Disraeli
“Anyone can be heroic from time to time, but a gentleman is something you have to be all the time.” —Luigi Pirandello
“One of the main reasons people fail to reach their full potential is because they are unwilling to risk anything.” —Zig Ziglar
“When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.” —Dalai Lama
“The tragedy in life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach.” —Benjamin Mays
“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” —Winston Churchill
“Masculinity is not something given to you, but something you gain. And you gain it by winning small battles with honor.” —Norman Mailer
“I used to care what people thought about me until one day I tried to pay my bills with their opinions.” —Raziff Farhan
“I live my life through fear. If I’m afraid of it I’ll do it just so I’m not afraid of it anymore.” —Jeremy Renner
“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” —Maya Angelou
“There is no passion to be found in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” —Nelson Mandela
“Behind every great man stands no woman. There is no greater man than the man that can acknowledge the woman standing right next to him.” —Unknown
“Being male is a matter of birth. Being a man is a matter of age. But being a gentleman is a matter of choice.” —Vin Diesel
“Treat people the way you want to be treated. Talk to people the way you want to be talked to. Respect is earned, not given.” —Hussein Nishah
“A man does what he must—in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures—and that is the basis of all human morality.” —Winston Churchill
“A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do.” —Bob Dylan
Inspirational Quotes On Being A Gentleman
“A gentleman makes commitments.” —Anonymous
“Confidence is a gentleman’s trademark.” —Anonymous
“I’m cut from a different cloth.” —Anonymous
“A boy speaks. A gentleman acts.” —Anonymous
“Think, act, and speak like a gentleman.” —Anonymous
“Always dress well but keep it simple.” —Anonymous
“Character. Intelligence. Strength. Style. That makes a gentleman.” —Anonymous
“A gentleman is simply a patient wolf.” —Lana Turner
“Being a gentleman is a worthy goal.” —Orlando Bloom
“Be a better man than you were yesterday.” —Anonymous
“Being a gentleman is a matter of choice.” —Vin Diesel
“Being a true gentleman never goes out of fashion.” —Anonymous
“A gentleman offers a helping hand so others can fly.” —Anonymous
“The greatest act of rebellion today is being a gentleman.” —Anonymous
“Be the type of man you’d want your daughter to be with.” —Anonymous
“Being both soft and strong is a combination very few have mastered.” —Anonymous
“Education begins the gentleman, good company and reflection must finish him.” —John Locke
“A man’s manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.” —Anonymous
“Being polite is so rare these days it’s often confused with flirting.” —Anonymous
“Be well dressed, behave like a gentleman, and keep your shoes shined.” —Joseph Abboud
“A real gentleman will apologize after a fight, even if he’s not wrong.” —Anonymous
“A gentleman inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more.” —Anonymous
“Maybe I’m old-fashioned, but to respect the women you love should be a priority.” —Tom Hiddleston
“Never let the influences of the modern world affect your morals or who you are.” —Anonymous
“A gentleman knows when to call her sexy, and when to let her know she’s beautiful.” —Anonymous
“Stay hungry, stay healthy, be a gentleman, believe strongly in yourself and go beyond limitations.” —Arnold Schwarzenegger
“Being a gentleman is not about impressing women. It’s the pursuit to become a better man.” —Anonymous
“A gentleman attracts the attention of many, but only has eyes for his own lady.” —The Gentleman’s Guide
“Thoughtfullness for others, generosity, modesty, and self-respect are the qualities which make a real gentleman.” —Thomas Henry Huxley
“Being a gentleman is a lifestyle. You must live it, not just simply act like one when needed.” —Anonymous
“To me, clothing is a form of self-expression – there are hints about who you are in what you wear.” —Marc Jacobs
Quotes and Sayings about Being a Gentleman
“A gentleman can live through anything.” —Oscar Wilde
“We must be gentle now we are gentlemen.” —Shakespeare
“Gentlemen don’t read each other’s mail.” —Henry L. Stimson
“Questioning is not the mode of conversation among gentlemen.” —Samuel Johnson
“A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone’s feelings unintentionally.” —Oscar Wilde
“A gentleman is someone who can play the accordion, but doesn’t.” —Tom Waits
“A gentleman with a pug nose is a contradiction in terms.” —Edgar Allan Poe
“A Gentleman is a prime example of what a man should be.” —Pontius Joseph
“You have to be a man before you can be a gentleman.” —John Wayne
“Most gentlemen don’t like love, they just like to kick it around.” —Cole Porter
“He whom we call a gentleman is no longer the man of Nature.” —Denis Diderot
“He comes to the world, as a gentleman comes To a lodging ready furnished.” —Thomas Hood
“Make money and the whole nation will conspire to call you a gentleman.” —George Bernard Shaw
“Gentlemen have talked a great deal of patriotism. A venerable word, when duly practiced.” —Robert Walpole
“The word of a gentleman is as good as his bond; and sometimes better.” —Charles Dickens
“A gentleman is any man who wouldn’t hit a woman with his hat on.” —Fred Allen
“Perfect soldier, perfect gentleman never gave offence to anyone not even the enemy.” —A. J. P. Taylor
“You will be judged by what you succeed at gentlemen, not by what you attempt.” —Clement Attlee
“The true gentleman is subtly poised between an inner tact and an outer defense.” —Puzant Kevork Thomajan
“A real gentleman is as polite to a little girl as to a woman.” —Louisa May Alcott
“A gentleman will not insult me, and no man not a gentleman can insult me.” —Frederick Douglass
“The look of a gentleman is little else than the reflection of the looks of the world.” —Hazlitt
“We have only one rule here – to act like a gentleman at all times.” —Robert E. Lee
“A gentleman’s choice of timepiece says as much about him as does his Saville Row suit.” —Ian Fleming
“Being a Gentleman, has more to do with hiding his flaws, than exhibiting the virtues! — Ramana Pemmaraju
We sometimes meet an original gentleman, who, if manners had not existed, would have invented them.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
“It is difficult to believe that a true gentleman will ever become a gamester, a libertine, or a sot.” —Chapin
“It is almost the definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain.” —John Henry Newman
“No gentleman can be without three copies of a book: one for show, one for use, and one for borrowers.” —Richard Heber
“If the gentleman has ability, he is magnanimous, generous, tolerant, and straightforward, through which he opens the way to instruct others.” —Xunzi
“A gentleman respects every women in his life. If you can’t respect your own mother, forget about respecting your girlfriend.” —James Merrow
“Gentleman is a term which does not apply to any station, but to the mind and the feelings in every station.” —Talfourd
“The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.” —William Lyon Phelps
“The definition of a gentleman is a man who enters a revolving door in front of you and exits behind you.” —Chloe Thurlow
“The only infallible rule we know is, that the man who is always talking about being a gentleman never is one.” —Robert Smith Surtees
“A gentleman can see a question from all sides without bias.The small man is biased and can see a question only from one side.” —Confucius
“Being male is a matter of birth. Being a man is a matter of age. But being a gentleman is a matter of choice.” —Srinivas Shenoy
“A gentleman has his eyes on all those present; he is tender toward the bashful, gentle toward the distant, and merciful toward the absent.” —Lawrence G. Lovasik
“Believe me, there exists no such dilemma as that in which a gentleman is placed when he is forced to reply to a blackguard —Edgar Allan Poe
“A gentleman is one who understands and shows every mark of deference to the claims of self-love in others, and exacts it in return from them.” —William Hazlitt
“A man who needs women to prove his worth is a man who’ll never be worthy. A Gentleman finds his worth in himself and his pride in a women.” —Moyo Adekoya
“A gentleman is one who doesn’t and cant forgive himself for self-committed mistake even if others forget it and the self-criticism is a mark of his right attitude towards life.” —Anuj Somany
“A true gentleman is one that apologizes anyways, even though he has not offended a lady intentionally. He is in a class all of his own because he knows the value of a woman’s heart.” —Shannon L. Alder
“The minute you try to talk business with him he takes the attitude that he is a gentleman and a scholar, and the moment you try to approach him on the level of his moral integrity he starts to talk business.” —Raymond Chandler