English Gentleman Quotes:

No real English gentleman, in his secret soul, was ever sorry for the death of a political economist.

- Walter Bagehot

source: 'Estimates of some Englishmen and Scotchmen' (1858) 'The First Edinburgh Reviewers'

topic: Sorry, Real, Political, English Gentleman

A tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance and adventure.

- Charlie Chaplin

topic: Lonely, Travel, Adventure, Lonely Places, Lulls

The English country-gentleman galloping after a fox — the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable.

- Oscar Wilde

source: "Oscar Wilde's Wit and Wisdom: A Book of Quotations".

topic: Funny, Country, Hunting, Galloping, England And America

He is like to be mistaken who makes choice of a covetous man for a friend, or relieth upon the reed of narrow and poltroon friendship. Pitiful things are only to be found in the cottages of such breasts; but bright thoughts, clear deeds, constancy, fidelity, bounty and generous honesty are the gems of noble minds, wherein (to derogate from none) the true, heroic English gentleman hath no peer.

- Thomas Browne

source: Sir Thomas Browne (1835). “Sir Thomas Browne's Works: Repertorium. A letter to a friend. Christian morals. Certain miscellany tracts. Unpublished papers”, p.79

topic: Honesty, Men, Choices, True Hero, Pitiful

According to the law of custom, and perhaps of reason, foreign travel completes the education of an English gentleman.

- Edward Gibbon

source: Edward Gibbon (1826). “The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire”, p.540

topic: Law, Gentleman, Reason, English Gentleman, Foreign Travel

It was in the beginning of the month of November, 17--, when a young English gentleman, who had just left the university of Oxford, made use of the liberty afforded him, to visit some parts of the north of England; and curiosity extended his tour into the adjacent frontier of the sister country.

- Walter Scott

source: Sir Walter Scott (1855). “The Waverley Novels: In Twelve Volumes, Printed from the Latest English Editions, Embracing the Author's Last Corrections, Prefaces, and Notes”, p.327

topic: Country, Book, Oxford, English Gentleman

Never let the estate decrease in your hands. It is only by such resolutions as that that English noblemen and English gentlemen can preserve their country. I cannot bear to see property changing hands.

- Anthony Trollope

source: Anthony Trollope (2016). “Anthony Trollope: The Chronicles of Barsetshire & The Palliser Novels (Unabridged): The Warden + The Barchester Towers + Doctor Thorne + Framley Parsonage + The Small House at Allington + The Last Chronicle of Barset + Can You Forgive Her? + The Prime Minister + Eustace Diamonds...”, p.1234, e-artnow (Open Publishing)

topic: Country, Hands, Gentleman, Noblemen, English Gentleman

Whatever the rest of the world thinks of the English gentleman, the English lady regards him apprehensively as something between God and a goat and equally formidable on both scores.

- Margaret Halsey

topic: Thinking, Gentleman, World, English Gentleman

The English gentleman is a combination of silence, courtesy, dignity, sport, newspapers and honesty.

- Karel Capek

topic: Sports, Honesty, Silence, English Gentleman

I'm not sure I can take your advice. You are dealing with English Gentlemen. We are dealing with monsters.

- Martin Buber

topic: Peace, War, Advice, English Gentleman

If Wellington epitomizes the English gentleman, Eisenhower epitomizes the natural American gentleman.

- John Keegan

topic: Gentleman, Natural, Wellington, English Gentleman

David Bowie is the quintessential English gentleman and, of course, a musical and generational institution. I only played support for him for one night (not a whole tour) but he was incredibly gracious and generous toward me and I've certainly never forgotten it.

- Brooke Fraser

source: Source: www.indielondon.co.uk

topic: Night, Support, Gentleman, English Gentleman