The only principles of public conduct that are worthy of a gentleman or a man are to sacrifice estate, ease, health, and applause, and even life, to the sacred calls of his country.
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A man has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so.
If the gentleman has ability, he is magnanimous, generous, tolerant, and straightforward, through which he opens the way to instruct others.
The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.
This is the final test of a gentleman: his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.
Be noble minded! Our own heart, and not other men's opinions of us, forms our true honor.
Wherefore for the public interest and benefit of human society it is requisite that the highest obligations possible should be laid upon the consciences of men.
Being a gentleman is a worthy goal.
Anyone can be heroic from time to time, but a gentleman is something you have to be all the time.
There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents.
Every man is to be considered in two capacities, the private and public; as designed to pursue his own interest, and likewise to contribute to the good of others.
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