Perfection is not given to any man. But an aspiration to perfection—to the highest possible standards in every aspect of life—is possible.

Men and women don’t have to be exactly equal, but a gentleman does have to allow a woman to be what she wants to be.

a gentleman today—however we may characterize him—may find his environment less congenial to his temperament.

I do not feel superior to nineteenth-century gentlemen or twelfth-century knights