Dave Chappelle
Comedian, Actor, Writer
"Chivalry is dead. Women killed it."
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Chivalry
29 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Honore de Balzac
Novelist
"The motto of chivalry is also the motto of wisdom; to serve all, but love only one."
Bono
Musician, Activist
"It's stasis that kills you off in the end, not ambition."
Lord Byron
Poet, Novelist
"Cervantes smiled Spain's chivalry away."
Emma Watson
Actress, Activist
"I love having the door opened for me. Isn't that just polite? But the key is, would you then mind if I opened the door for you? The key is, chivalry should be consensual. Both parties should be feeling good about that."
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"Other Courtesies have been - Other Courtesy may be - We commend ourselves to thee Paragon of Chivalry."
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"For my part, I may speak it to my shame, I have a truant been to chivalry; And so I hear he doth account me too."
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"The combat deepens. On, ye brave, Who rush to glory or the grave! Wave, Munich! all thy banners wave, And charge with all thy chivalry!"
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"My further advice on your relations to women is based upon that other motto of chivalry, "Serve all, love one.""
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