Inspirational gentleman quotes will brighten up your day and make you feel ready to take on anything.
Famous Gentleman Quotes
We sometimes meet an original gentleman, who, if manners had not existed, would have invented them. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Anyone can be heroic from time to time, but a gentleman is something you have to be all the time. – Luigi Pirandello
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
He comes to the world, as a gentleman comes To a lodging ready furnished. – Thomas Hood
No gentleman can be without three copies of a book: one for show, one for use, and one for borrowers. – Richard Heber
Being a gentleman is a matter of choice. – Vin Diesel
A gentleman attracts the attention of many, but only has eyes for his own lady. – The Gentleman’s Guide
We must be gentle now we are gentlemen. – Shakespeare
A gentleman is simply a patient wolf. – Lana Turner
He whom we call a gentleman is no longer the man of Nature. – Denis Diderot
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
The look of a gentleman is little else than the reflection of the looks of the world. – Hazlitt
Character. Intelligence. Strength. Style. That makes a gentleman. – Unknown
A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out. – George Bernard Shaw
A gentleman with a pug nose is a contradiction in terms. – Edgar Allan Poe
Questioning is not the mode of conversation among gentlemen. – Samuel Johnson
We have only one rule here – to act like a gentleman at all times. – Robert E. Lee
If the gentleman has ability, he is magnanimous, generous, tolerant, and straightforward, through which he opens the way to instruct others. – Xunzi
Being a gentleman is a worthy goal. – Orlando Bloom
A gentleman knows when to call her sexy, and when to let her know she’s beautiful. – Unknown
Be a better man than you were yesterday. – Unknown
It is almost a definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain. – John Henry Newman
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
It is difficult to believe that a true gentleman will ever become a gamester, a libertine, or a sot. – Chapin
I’m cut from a different cloth. – Unknown
Maybe I’m old-fashioned, but to respect the women you love should be a priority. – Tom Hiddleston
Be the type of man you’d want your daughter to be with. – Unknown
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
A gentleman respects every women in his life. If you can’t respect your own mother, forget about respecting your girlfriend. – James Merrow
A gentleman can live through anything. – Oscar Wilde
Be well dressed, behave like a gentleman, and keep your shoes shined. – Joseph Abboud
Never let the influences of the modern world affect your morals or who you are. – Unknown
A gentleman offers a helping hand so others can fly. – Unknown
Being both soft and strong is a combination very few have mastered. – Unknown
A Gentleman is a prime example of what a man should be. – Pontius Joseph
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
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
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 never hurts anyone’s feelings unintentionally. – Oscar Wilde
The greatest act of rebellion today is being a gentleman. – Unknown
A real gentleman will apologize after a fight, even if he’s not wrong. – Unknown
Think, act, and speak like a gentleman. – Unknown
A boy speaks. A gentleman acts. – Unknown
A gentleman’s choice of timepiece says as much about him as does his Saville Row suit. – Ian Fleming
A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone’s feelings unintentionally – Oscar Wilde
Make money and the whole nation will conspire to call you a gentleman. – George Bernard Shaw
The only infallible rule we know is, that the man who is always talking about being a gentleman never is one. – Robert Smith Surtees
Being a Gentleman, has more to do with hiding his flaws, than exhibiting the virtues! – Ramana Pemmaraju
Education begins the gentleman, good company and reflection must finish him. – John Locke
Being a gentleman is a lifestyle. You must live it, not just simply act like one when needed. – Unknown
Thoughtfullness for others, generosity, modesty, and self-respect are the qualities which make a real gentleman. – Thomas Henry Huxley
A gentleman makes commitments. – Unknown
The true gentleman is subtly poised between an inner tact and an outer defense. – Puzant Kevork Thomajan
Gentlemen have talked a great deal of patriotism. A venerable word, when duly practiced. – Robert Walpole
Gentlemen don’t read each other’s mail. – Henry L. Stimson
The word of a gentleman is as good as his bond; and sometimes better. – Charles Dickens
A man’s manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait. – Unknown
To me, clothing is a form of self-expression – there are hints about who you are in what you wear. – Marc Jacobs
Being polite is so rare these days it’s often confused with flirting. – Unknown
Always dress well but keep it simple. – Unknown
Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage. – Theodore Roosevelt
Gentleman is a term which does not apply to any station, but to the mind and the feelings in every station. – Talfourd
You have to be a man before you can be a gentleman. – John Wayne
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
It is almost the definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain. – John Henry Newman
The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him. – William Lyon Phelps
A real gentleman is as polite to a little girl as to a woman. – Louisa May Alcott
Confidence is a gentleman’s trademark. – Unknown
Being a true gentleman never goes out of fashion. – Unknown
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. – Unknown
A gentleman is someone who can play the accordion, but doesn’t. – Tom Waits
A gentleman is any man who wouldn’t hit a woman with his hat on. – Fred Allen
A gentleman will not insult me, and no man not a gentleman can insult me. – Frederick Douglass
Most gentlemen don’t like love, they just like to kick it around. – Cole Porter
Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage. – Theodore Roosevelt
A gentleman inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more. – Unknown
The definition of a gentleman is a man who enters a revolving door in front of you and exits behind you. – Chloe Thurlow
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
