What is a gentleman? It is to be honest, to be gentle, to be generous,…

William Makepeace Thackeray
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What is a gentleman? It is to be honest, to be gentle, to be generous, to be brave, to be wise; and possessed of all these qualities to exercise them in the most graceful manner. ✨ William Makepeace Thackeray (2005). The Snobs of England: And, Punch's Prize Novelists, p.8, University of Michigan Press
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