To be a gentleman does not depend upon the tailor or the toilet. Good clothes are not good habits. A gentleman is just a gentle-man, - no more, no less; a diamond polished, that was first a diamond in the rough. (William Croswell Doane)

To be a gentleman does not depend upon the tailor or the toilet. Good clothes are not good habits. A gentleman is just a gentle-man, - no more, no less; a diamond polished, that was first a diamond in the rough.

William Croswell Doane

Related topics

clothes diamond gentleman good less rough tailor toilet

Related quotes

I am ashamed of the polished words, so I hide them throwing rough and crude notes like the Rondanini Pietà still raw with matter on the lines of crystal like the soul that sparkles in one's eyes. ... View quote
Caterina Davinio
You go from movies where you are wearing nice clothes and you're trying to smell good to a movie where you are in water and you are wet all day, and you are dealing with that elements, it gets rough, but it was definitely something I wanted to try. View quote
Morris Chestnut
Manners must adorn knowledge, and smooth its way through the world. Like a great rough diamond, it may do very well in a closet by way of curiosity, and also for its intrinsic value. View quote
Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
The whole course of human history may depend on a change of heart in one solitary and even humble individual - for it is in the solitary mind and soul of the individual that the battle between good and evil is waged and ultimately won or lost. View quote
M. Scott Peck
The economic repercussions of a stock market crash depend less on the severity of the crash itself than on the response of economic policymakers, particularly central bankers. View quote
Ben Bernanke