The True Gentleman is the man whose conduct proceeds from good will and an acute sense of propriety and whose self-control is equal to all emergencies; who does not make the poor man conscious of his poverty, the obscure man of his obscurity, or any man of his inferiority or deformity; who is himself humbled if necessity compels him to humble another; who does not flatter wealth, cringe before power, or boast of his own possessions or achievements; who speaks with frankness but always with sincerity and sympathy; whose deed follows his word; who thinks of the rights and feelings of others rather than his own; and who appears well in any company; a man with whom honor is sacred and virtue safe.
- John Walter Wayland
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It's a little something I took back with me when I left Memphis. I strive to live up to these ideals and standards each day...with every word I utter and every action I take. I seem to fall short way too often. Fond memories are associated with this single sentence.
- John Walter Wayland
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It's a little something I took back with me when I left Memphis. I strive to live up to these ideals and standards each day...with every word I utter and every action I take. I seem to fall short way too often. Fond memories are associated with this single sentence.
13 comments:
Good! Don't settle. :o)
Thanks! I'm coming back...albeit slowly.
Also of note, that's the longest sentence in the history of the world. Behold, the power of the semi-colon!
It does have a good message, that's for darn sure.
pandora: I'm kinda partial to it. I had to memorize it back in the day and recite it (word for word) in front of a relatively large group of guys. Miss a word and you had to do it all over again the next week. Sounds easy, right? :o)
ever: haha! Very true. I dig it. It really stuck with me over the years.
huh, if only there were more of you out there....
i think all men should be brainwashed with this. we may be onto something here....
~h~: Like I said, I fall short often and I am by no means perfect but thank you.
Brainwashed? haha! :o) We just need old-school parents who instill these types of values into their children. I count myself lucky to have parents like that.
The great thing about this quote is that it can be applied to any situation and spans all walks of life.
blondie: I concur. It's just for guys though. Women have to find their own quote to live by. Kidding! :o) I'll share.
sounds like the perfect man....
wish all men could try to live by that!!! :-)
how are you???
manda: The world would go round a lot better if we did.
I'm well...busy as all get up...but well nonetheless. I'm trying to play catch-up. Hope things are also well in your neck of the woods.
And they say gentlemen are a dying breed. What do THEY know? Hehehehe....thanks for stopping in.
I think just TRYING to live up to those standards is admirable. But I do wonder... what do you do when you're not rescuing damsels from towers and kittens from trees LOL.
::smooches::
Mara
aisha t.: naaaah, they're out there! :o) Splendid site by the way!
awaterpixie: I agree...it's no small feat, fo' sho'. HAHA! Read today's post! Bible in hand, I go to every gentleman's club I can. Just doing my part as any good Catholic boy would.
Interesting...I can name five guys like that and 3 of them are dead (and I've never met) so, yeah...true gentlemen are a rare, possibly, dying breed...
oh so wonderful: They're still out here. I wish I was half the man my father is. In time, maybe.
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