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

A gentleman would be ashamed should his deeds not match his words.

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.

A rich rogue nowadays is fit company for any gentleman; and the world, my dear, hath not such a contempt for roguery as you imagine.

A true gentleman never leaves his lady.

Gentlemen cherish worth; the vulgar cherish dirt. Gentlemen trust in justice; the vulgar trust in favor.