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A gentleman can almost be defined as one who never inflicts pain
Drawn from what John Henry Newman said
What John Henry Newman actually said
- John Henry Newman English theologian and cardinal (1801 to 1890)
Hence it is that it is almost a definition of a gentleman to say he is one who never inflicts pain. This description is both refined and, as far as it goes, accurate.
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↗The Idea of a University, Part I: University Teaching (Discourses, 1852)gutenberg.org
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