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A gentleman doesn't have to flex to know that he is strong. — Shay Dawkins

But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded; and the glory of Europe is extinguished forever. — Edmund Burke

It is hard to feel safe and comfortable when the only measures for what is safe and comfortable are normative ideas you don't abide by. — Samhita Mukhopadhyay

A gentleman is simply a patient wolf. — Lana Turner

an age of chivalry as outmoded as honour, as obsolete as truth. — Olivia Manning

Every man is sensitive. Some cover it up with brutality, others with cowardice and vanity, but a small few wear it bravely like armor — Solange Nicole

Mrs. Whitaker found the Holy Grail; it was under a fur coat. — Neil Gaiman

Men were good for one thing only. Killing spiders. Other than that, I was on my own. It was sad though. Where was the chivalry of yesteryear? — Kate Carlisle

Jealousy is but a fool's act of chivalry. — Raneem Kayyali

When boys unite hearts they become gentlemen. — Molly Friedenfeld

According to Margaret Mitchell, the Civil War destroyed a civilization of unsurpassable amenity, chivalry, and grace. — Pat Conroy

Justice is better than chivalry if we cannot have both. — Alice Stone Blackwell

The world is an ambitious business. It continuously expands and evolves. But people are lazy and God is far too lovely to do something about it. — Stefan Emunds

Hello, Fortitude," Chivalry said, his voice grave and calm. — M.L. Brennan

Chivalry was a poor substitute for love. — Sarah M. Eden

After only a few moments in her presence, he found himself wondering what dragon he might slay for her. — Regina Scott

At least I'm the one leaving. It's so much easier to leave than to be left. — Stefan Emunds

There is no better test of a man's ultimate chivalry and integrity than how he behaves when he is wrong ... A stiff apology is a second insult. — Gilbert K. Chesterton

Chivalry is not only dead, it's decomposed. — Rudy Vallee

Gentleman: An imaginary creature found in Jane Austen novels. — Natalya Vorobyova

Chivalry is dead. Women killed it. — Dave Chappelle

The word Chivalry is derived from the French cheval, a horse. — Thomas Bulfinch

Never was Catholicism, never were the ideas of chivalry, impressed on men so deeply, so multifariously, as the bourgeois ideas. — Alexander Herzen

And in the mean time I'll fight dragons, just like any knight for his lady. — L.J.Smith

I remembered a definition of chivalry I'd heard once: a man protecting a woman against every man but himself. — James Anderson

I admit it is better fun to punt than be punted, and that a desire to have all the fun is nine-tenths of the law of chivalry. — Dorothy L. Sayers

The age of chivalry is past. Bores have succeeded to dragons. — Charles Dickens

Thank God for the passing of the discomforts and vile cuisine of the age of chivalry! — Mason Cooley

When you are in love it's chivalry not rivalry. — Johnnie Dent Jr.

The most part of all princes have more delight in warlike manners and feats of chivalry than in the good feats of peace. — Thomas More

For me chivalry isn't dead; it's an involuntary reflex. — Jim Butcher

Chivalry isn't really dead you know." "Oh?" "Nah. That guy's just an asshole. — Tammara Webber

Who killed Chivalry? They need to get their sentencing Meanwhile we arguing and I can't get a sentence in — Drake

Cervantes smiled Spain's chivalry away; A single laugh demolished the right arm Of his country. — Lord Byron

What a loss it would be if feminism killed chivalry. — Joyce Rachelle

Honor is a balancing act and only the heart can strike that balance. — Stefan Emunds

Chivalry should be consensual. — Emma Watson

In this timeless land of enchantment, the age of chivalry, magic and make-believe are reborn and fairy tales come true. — Walt Disney Company

To risk life to save a smile on a face of a woman or a child is the secret of chivalry. — Dejan Stojanovic

The only thing I want more than you, is to do right by you. — Angela N. Blount

For a knight to ride in a carriage was against the principles of chivalry and he never under any circumstances rode a mare. — Barbara W. Tuchman

Don't worry. Chivalry has practically no appeal for me whatsoever.
Neville Fletcher — Georgette Heyer

Every man I meet wants to protect me. I can't figure out what from. — Mae West

I heard that chivalry was dead, but I think it's just got a bad flue. — Meg Ryan

There is another side to chivalry. If it dispenses leniency, it may with equal justification invoke control. — Freda Adler

Chivalry in academia is dead. — Sylvain Reynard

It is chivalry that makes a true knight, not a sword. — George R R Martin

Love has little to do with romance and everything to do with honor. — Jesikah Sundin

A woman must be truly refined to incite chivalry in the heart of a man. — Suzanne Curchod

Chivalry is a poor substitute for justice, if one cannot have both. Chivalry is something like the icing on the cake, sweet but not nourishing. — Nellie L. McClung

What if custom is wrong? demanded the part of her that believed in the code of chivalry. A knight must set things right. — Tamora Pierce

A proper Irishman always does what a lady asks him. Sure an' it's been the ruin av us. We're at the mercy av the petticoats. — L.M. Montgomery

Everything I have done, am doing, and shall do follows the dictates of reason and the laws of chivalry, — Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra

The age of chivalry has gone; the age of humanity has come. — Charles Sumner

A gentleman is someone who does not what he wants to do, but what he should do. — Haruki Murakami

I didn't hear any of that," he said. "You didn't?" "Nope. Chivalry occasionally causes deafness. — Merrie Haskell

The institution of chivalry forms one of the most remarkable features in the history of the Middle Ages. — Horatio Alger

Vagueness spurred him into knight errantry. — E. M. Forster

The tongueless torturer and the flower of chivalry. An unlikely alliance. — Joe Abercrombie

The fantastic graces of Chivalry lay upon the surface of life,but beneath it was a half-savage population,fierce and animal,with little ruth or mercy. — Arthur Conan Doyle

Her name was Hildegardis, and she was acknowledged far and wide as the fairest of maidens. — Friedrich Heinrich Karl De La Motte Fouque

The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one. — Honore De Balzac

Masculinity must prove itself, and do so before an audience. — Harvey Mansfield

Chivalry is itself the poetry of life. - SCHLEGEL, Philosophy of History. — Inazo Nitobe

You try to be a nice guy, but girls just have to be stubborn about it. Then they complain chivalry is dead. Screw that. — Becca Ann

Chivalry is not just a fancy word with a neat meaning; it's a way of life. — Vaughn Ripley

Oh, my boy. The best mistake Chivalry ever made was you. Go on now. — Robin Hobb

Lovers and warriors are not bound by the rules of fair play. — Wayne Gerard Trotman

After all of this you're still 'Rayhan the Chivalrous', full of hope and optimism? — Elizabeth Carlton

He who defends with love will be secure; Heaven will save him, and protect him with love. — Lao-Tzu

We have had the morality of submission, and the morality of chivalry and generosity; the time is now come for the morality of justice. — John Stuart Mill

Afterward Joe Biden greeted me outside the green room, falling on bent knee to kiss my hand. (Who says chivalry is dead!) — Hillary Rodham Clinton

It is always difficult for a woman to be grateful for a form of chivalry that seems to be based on the premise that she is a moron. — Alice Duer Miller

Was it worth it? My death, I mean. Did I die for something worthwhile? — Elizabeth Carlton

Muslims are peace-loving people generally. Among the young, yes, there are some militant attitudes. But a lot of it arises out of chivalry. — Hamza Yusuf

The glamorous life is a facade, a fraud
a farce of frivolous trite
The storybook is blank inside
Chivalry has died — Donato DiCristino

Other Courtesies have been -
Other Courtesy may be -
We commend ourselves to thee
Paragon of Chivalry. — Emily Dickinson

And I thought chivalry was dead!" ...
"Maybe it is. I opened a door into her head. — Katie Alender

The very purpose of a knight is to fight on behalf of a lady. — Thomas Malory

It's only Christian to be chivalrous to your enemies. — James Clavell

For my part, I may speak it to my shame,
I have a truant been to chivalry;
And so I hear he doth account me too. — William Shakespeare

Chivalry is dead. — Sienna Miller

Certain girls deserve lots of flowers. You are one of them. — Dan Pearce

When his apprenticeship was finished (the candidate for Knighthood) was received into the Knightly Order by a ritual of sacramental awe ... — Ariel Durant

Chivalry does not imply that women are powerless. On the contrary, chivalry is an admission of women's superiority. — Beth Fantaskey

You have an alarming streak of chivalry for a butler. I'd accuse you of aping your betters, but I have met your houseguests. — Caroline Dunford

Chivalry is not dead and you should be a gentleman. But if you are going to buy a girl a drink, buy it. Don't just offer it. Follow through. — Mila Kunis

In self-defense and in defense of the innocent, cowardice is the only sin. — Dean Koontz

More than a code of manners in war and love, Chivalry was a moral system, governing the whole of noble life ... — Barbara Tuchman

We keep wanting to save those who are forlorn in this world. It's a male habit. — Michael Ondaatje

Jamie, to the best of my understanding, anything you do to help a woman who needs help is chivalry. In this case, that's ploughing. — Miles Cameron

Aren't you just a knight in shining armor? ... Wherever do you keep your horse? And who scoops up the crap it leaves behind? — Myra McEntire

Chivalry isn't dead. It's just no longer gender-based. — Letitia Baldrige

Wake up! You're a sacred soul and glory is yours for the taking. — Stefan Emunds

He thought of his love now as duty. — Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Trying to balance chivalry with equality, I always open a door for a Lady ... then stick my foot out — Josh Stern

It's odd that men feel they must protect women, since for the most part they must be protected from men. — Abigail Scott Duniway

Chivalry is like a line of credit. You can get plenty of it when you do not need it. — Nellie L. McClung

My further advice on your relations to women is based upon that other motto of chivalry, Serve all, love one. — Honore De Balzac

The tradition of professional baseball always has been agreeably free of chivalry. The rule is, "Do anything you can get away with." — Heywood Broun