Thoughtfulness for others, generosity, modesty, and self-respect are t…

Thomas Huxley
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Thoughtfulness for others, generosity, modesty, and self-respect are the qualities which make a real gentleman or lady. ✨ Thomas Henry Huxley (2011). Collected Essays, p.257, Cambridge University Press
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Thoughtfulness for others, generosity, modesty, and self-respect are the qualities which make a real gentleman or lady. ✨ Thomas Henry Huxley (2011). Collected Essays, p.257, Cambridge University Press

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