| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| 2c03670 | "You are mistaken, Mr. Darcy, if you suppose that the mode of your declaration affected me in any other way, than as it spared the concern which I might have felt in refusing you, had you behaved in a more gentlemanlike manner." (Elizabeth Bennett)" | behaviour declaration empowerment gentlemanlike gentlemen humiliation love marriage-proposal men mr-darcy pride proposal propriety refusal rejection scorn self-determination women | Jane Austen | |
| 8bf92b7 | A gentleman is someone who does not what he wants to do, but what he should do. | gentleman gentlemen inspirational manners motivational politeness chivalry | Haruki Murakami | |
| df4d5f8 | Gentlemen, be courteous to the old maids, no matter how poor and plain and prim, for the only chivalry worth having is that which is the readiest to to pay deference to the old, protect the feeble, and serve womankind, regardless of rank, age, or color. | gentlemen women | Louisa May Alcott |