I think a gentleman is someone who holds the comfort of other people above their own. The instinct to do that is inside every good man, I believe. The rules about opening doors and buying dinner and all of that other 'gentleman' stuff is a chess game, especially these days.
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James M. Cain, Novelist (1892) |
Mary Calderone, Scientist (1904) |
Leslie Caron, Actress (1931) |
Missy Elliot, Musician (1971) |
Jamie Farr, Actor (1934) |
Joseph Hall, Clergyman (1574) |
Lawrence Halprin, Architect (1916) |
Debbie Harry, Musician (1945) |
Albert Bushnell Hart, Historian (1854) |
Peter Barnes, Playwright (2004) |
Louis-Ferdinand Celine, Writer (1961) |
Wolfman Jack, Entertainer (1995) |
Michael Landon, Actor (1991) |