“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 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 his own; and
- who appears well in any company;
- a man with whom honor is sacred and virtue safe.”
- John Walter Wayland 1899
Well said. Comments that remain true today and set a standard for our leaders (both male and female) to strive for. We are a Global Force For Good and our leaders should exemplify the characteristics that support this ideal.
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