A gentleman is good to women because he has his own dignity and sees theirs. He takes opportunities to show them respect. He is not pushy, manipulative, belittling. He stands with them not because they are weak but because they deserve friendship. Once at a gathering of women in media, I spoke of a columnist who years before had given me helpful critiques of my work and urged me on. \u201cA gentleman is an encourager of women.\u201d<\/p>\n
It goes deeper than memorizing and repeating certain behaviors, such as standing when a woman or an older person enters the room. That is a physical expression of inner regard. Being a gentleman involves not only manners but morals. The 19th-century theologian John Henry Newman \u2014an Anglican priest who became a Catholic cardinal\u2014said a gentleman tries not to inflict pain. He tries to remove the obstacles \u201cwhich hinder the free and unembarrassed action of those about him.\u201d He is \u201ctender toward the bashful, gentle toward the distant, and merciful toward the absurd. . . . He is never mean or little in his disputes, never takes unfair advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n
David Gandy, a fashion model, wrote a few years ago in London\u2019s Telegraph that his work had taught him \u201cbeing a gentleman isn\u2019t about what you do or what you wear, it\u2019s about how you behave and who you are.\u201d A gentleman \u201cholds chivalry and politeness in great regard. He holds the door for people; he gives up his seat; he takes off his coat to a lady on a cold evening.\u201d These are old-fashioned actions, but a gentleman still holds to them \u201ceven though the world has changed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Yes, a gentleman does.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n Peggy Noonan–America Needs More #Gentlemen<\/a> — Kendall Harmon (@KendallHarmon6) January 20, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n
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