33 Quotes About The-compleat-gentleman

It was not enough for knights simply to love and fight well; they needed to sacrifice everything for the highest ideals, such as a Grail quest.

chivalry demands that a man respect a woman’s wishes. Needless to say, this does not mean that a compleat gentleman is his lady’s lackey.

Words have meaning, and we should respect them.

Chivalry is first and foremost the worldview of fighting men.

A compleat gentleman is a man who tries to do what is right and honorable in any given situation. He seeks harmony with the laws of God, or nature, and of man.

The compleat gentleman is not a perfect man.

A gentleman takes a woman on her own terms, and in doing so he puts the lie to ideological drivel about oppression.

There is a worldwide longing for civility.

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