John Walter Wayland Quote

"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."

by:	John Walter Wayland (1849–1890) ninth President of the Chico Board of Trustees, the governing body of Chico, California from 1889 to 1890
Date:	1899
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Categories:	Honor, Respect, Sovereignty, Virtue
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-- dmccabe, pittsburgh
I like it, alot  -- Mike, Norwalk      1
Sounds like my 2 brothers-in-law  -- Sherry, Winthrop      1
A Gentleman indeed!! Something to live up to, for sure!  -- E Archer, NYC      1
Probably one of the best quotes about a man that I have ever read and will strive to emulate.  -- DP, Irvine      1
-- Ronw13, Oregon
-- jim k, Austin

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