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I do not feel superior to nineteenth-century gentlemen or twelfth-century knights
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I do not feel superior to nineteenth-century gentlemen or twelfth-century knights
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#philosophy #the-compleat-gentleman #gentlemen #knights
Hollywood, especially, has tended to portray the warrior as a dysfunctional individual.
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Hollywood, especially, has tended to portray the warrior as a dysfunctional individual.
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#masculinity #warrior #the-compleat-gentleman #misunderstanding #hollywood
Life is a martial art.
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Life is a martial art.
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#life #philosophy #masculinity #the-compleat-gentleman #chivalry
The compleat gentleman has always been akin to the warrior, but it does not follow that he has always been a soldier. When duty calls, he will be a fighter, but his martial skill may be practiced with his wits rather than his fists.
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The compleat gentleman has always been akin to the warrior, but it does not follow that he has always been a soldier. When duty calls, he will be a fighter, but his martial skill may be practiced with his wits rather than his fists.
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#duty #masculinity #warrior #the-compleat-gentleman #soldier #fighter #chivalry
I often hear it said that violence is not inevitable, and, therefore, that a warrior attitude and training are unnecessary. I once thought so too, but I grew up, and now the pacifists and I are simply moral strangers.
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I often hear it said that violence is not inevitable, and, therefore, that a warrior attitude and training are unnecessary. I once thought so too, but I grew up, and now the pacifists and I are simply moral strangers.
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#philosophy #morals #masculinity #the-compleat-gentleman
A gentleman, I hope it will become clear, is not simply a man who stands apart. He is a man who stands up for others—sometimes even for his enemies—often when those others have no clue that he is there for them.
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A gentleman, I hope it will become clear, is not simply a man who stands apart. He is a man who stands up for others—sometimes even for his enemies—often when those others have no clue that he is there for them.
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#society #masculinity #the-compleat-gentleman #chivalry #gentleman
a gentleman today—however we may characterize him—may find his environment less congenial to his temperament.
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a gentleman today—however we may characterize him—may find his environment less congenial to his temperament.
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#philosophy #society #the-compleat-gentleman #gentlemen #gentleman
There is a worldwide longing for civility.
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There is a worldwide longing for civility.
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#society #humanity #the-compleat-gentleman #chivalry
A gentleman takes a woman on her own terms, and in doing so he puts the lie to ideological drivel about oppression.
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A gentleman takes a woman on her own terms, and in doing so he puts the lie to ideological drivel about oppression.
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#honor #masculinity #oppression #the-compleat-gentleman #manhood #chivalry
The compleat gentleman is not a perfect man.
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The compleat gentleman is not a perfect man.
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#wisdom #truth #honor #perfection #the-compleat-gentleman #chivalry
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