The man who is always talking about being a gentleman, never is one.

The only infallible rule we know is, that the man who is always talking about being a gentleman never is one.

It is better to be killed than frightened to death.

I happen to be of an almost extinct breed, an old-fashioned gentleman--which means I can be a real revolving son of a bitch when it suits me.

More people are flattered into virtue than bullied out of vice.

'Humph!' grunted Mr. Romford, seeing his worst fears about to be realized. He had dreamt that he had timbled over a poodle in the drawing-room, and squirted a bottle of porter right into a lady's face. 'Who's goin' besides ourselves?' asked Romford, wishing to know the worst at once. 'Better be killed than frightened to death,' thought he.