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English Gentleman Quotes

John Keegan quote: "If Wellington epitomizes the English gentleman, Eisenhower..."
If Wellington epitomizes the English gentleman, Eisenhower epitomizes the natural American gentleman. John Keegan
Walter Bagehot quote: "No real English gentleman, in his secret soul, was ever sorry..."
No real English gentleman, in his secret soul, was ever sorry for the death of a political economist. Walter Bagehot
The English, the plain English, of the politest address of a gentleman to a lady is, I am now, dear Madam, your humble servant: Pray be so good as to let me be your Lord and Master. Samuel Richardson
my beloved Eudosia [a member of Buckley's household staff], who is Cuban, very large, quite old, and altogether superstitious, and speaks only a word or two of English (even though she has been with us for 19 years), is quite certain that the gentleman who raped the 16-year-old girl in New Caanan three years ago and escaped has successfully eluded the police only because of his resourceful determination to ravage Eudosia before he dies. Accordingly she demanded, and I gave her, a shotgun,... William F. Buckley, Jr.
Oscar Wilde quote: "The English country gentleman galloping after the fox? the..."
The English country gentleman galloping after the fox? the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable. Oscar Wilde
One knows so well the popular idea of health: the English country gentleman galloping after a fox - the unspeakable in full pursuit of the unbeatable. Oscar Wilde
By the by, if the English race had done nothing else, yet if they left the world the notion of a gentleman, they would have done a great service to mankind. Gerard Manley Hopkins

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