| 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)" | men self-determination women empowerment love gentlemanlike gentlemen behaviour refusal scorn declaration marriage-proposal humiliation proposal mr-darcy propriety rejection pride | Jane Austen | |
| 8bf92b7 | A gentleman is someone who does not what he wants to do, but what he should do. | motivational inspirational gentlemen gentleman chivalry manners politeness | 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. | women gentlemen | Louisa May Alcott |