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Originally denoting a nobleman or man of good family, by the middle of the 19th century a '''gentleman''' came to signify a man of of position, education and good manners.
[[Robert E. Lee]] described a gentleman as:
{{cquote|The forbearing use of power does not only form a touchstone, but the manner in which an individual enjoys certain advantages over others is a test of a true gentleman.
The power which the strong have over the weak, the employer over the employed, the educated over the unlettered, the experienced over the confiding, even the clever over the silly--the forbearing or inoffensive use of all this power or authority, or a total abstinence from it when the case admits it, will show the gentleman in a plain light.
The gentleman does not needlessly and unnecessarily remind an offender of a wrong he may have committed against him. He cannot only forgive, he can forget; and he strives for that nobleness of self and mildness of character which impart sufficient strength to let the past be but the past. A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others<ref>[http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/LEE/gentdef.html Lee, Virginia's General</ref>.}}
Gentleman may be also used as a prefix to imply that a man has sufficient means and time to pursue an interest upon which he does not depend for his livelihood; such as a gentleman farmer or a gentleman painter.
==Notes and references==
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[[Category:People]]
[[Robert E. Lee]] described a gentleman as:
{{cquote|The forbearing use of power does not only form a touchstone, but the manner in which an individual enjoys certain advantages over others is a test of a true gentleman.
The power which the strong have over the weak, the employer over the employed, the educated over the unlettered, the experienced over the confiding, even the clever over the silly--the forbearing or inoffensive use of all this power or authority, or a total abstinence from it when the case admits it, will show the gentleman in a plain light.
The gentleman does not needlessly and unnecessarily remind an offender of a wrong he may have committed against him. He cannot only forgive, he can forget; and he strives for that nobleness of self and mildness of character which impart sufficient strength to let the past be but the past. A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others<ref>[http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/LEE/gentdef.html Lee, Virginia's General</ref>.}}
Gentleman may be also used as a prefix to imply that a man has sufficient means and time to pursue an interest upon which he does not depend for his livelihood; such as a gentleman farmer or a gentleman painter.
==Notes and references==
<references/>
[[Category:People]]