The True Gentleman |
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These words, penned by a True Virginia Gentleman, John Walter Wayland in 1899, actually describes perfectly how every human being should regard every other human being, man or woman regardless of their position in life. Is there a better way to compliment a person who actually exhibits these qualities than to present them with this quality family heirloom?
Frame size is 12" x 16".
Framed in a navy blue mat with an oval opening. Finished in a beautiful, antique gold wooden frame. Arrives ready to hang. |
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Actual Text:
"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 of 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 of his own; and who appears well in any company, a man with whom Honor is Sacred and Virtue safe."
"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 of 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 of his own; and who appears well in any company, a man with whom Honor is Sacred and Virtue safe."
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$44.95
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