Quotes About Chivalry

Any girl who would risk her life for someone she loves certainly deserves to be called a lady.

That is kind of you, my lord. But I will never dance with you.' Which, of course, made it the goal of Leo's life.

Lend me your helmet

Though I like the various forms of football in the world, I don't think they begin to compare with these two great Anglo-Saxon ball games for sophisticated elegance and symbolism. Baseball and cricket are beautiful and highly stylized medieval war substitutes, chess made flesh, a mixture of proud chivalry and base — in both senses — greed. With football we are back to the monotonous clashing armor of the brontosaurus.

And when a lady's in the case,You know all other things give place.

As I princessed in the tower, he knight-in-shining-armoured up the drive.

O for the gentleness of old Romance, the simple planning of a minstrel's song!

Learn to win a lady's faith Nobly, as the thing is high; Bravely as for life and death - With a loyal gravity. Lead her from the festive boards, Point her to the starry skies, Guard her, by your truthful words, Pure from courtship's flatteries.

The Elf-knight stepped forward and Will went with him.

Richard Baines turned his back at the sound of stones shifting and held up on meaty hand to help over the rocks, handing him down like a lady out of a carriage.

Blinking, startled, as if he had utterly forgotten the Elf-Knight's existence, Kit turned away from the mortal men and hurried to Murchaud's side. Kit pulled Murchaud upright, checking his injuries with a fussiness that left Will tasting bile and jealousy.

talking to the knights—jesting

Fight for your lord, fight for his honour, but never forget that you were fighting for yourself too.

Mordecai allowed a smile to play across his face. "I have little doubt this ploy will try your patience. You must present Sir Percival as a gallant knight well-versed in chivalry and a favored champion in the tourneys. Perhaps a bit of poetry would be in order as well." Dante rolled his eyes and sighed. "I shall be the very picture of chivalrous drivel.

Podías haber picado espuelas y largarte. Pero en vez de eso, viniste a socorrerme. Asintió Ruy Díaz sin apartar la vista de los exploradores. —Huir sólo sirve para morir cansado y sin honra.

Imaginad el cuadro: sería vuestra merced tan amable de venir a la luz y destocarse, caballero, gracias, veo que sois el más rubio, permitid que os introduzca una cuarta de acero toledano en los higadillos.

He would slay dragons for this woman.

I can be a perfect gentleman. If that's what you want.

Reading made Don Quixote a gentleman, but believing what he read made him mad.

I am the little boy who went into the sea to rescue your scarf

A knight is a man who lives honorably and dies honorably, because he cares more for his honor than for his life. If his honor requires him to fight, he fights. He doesn't count his foes or measure their strength, because those things don't matter. They don't affect his decision.

He kept his tippet stuffed with pins for curls, And pocket-knives, to give to pretty girls.

Upon his arm he bare a gay bracer*, *small shield And by his side a sword and a buckler, And on that other side a gay daggere, Harnessed well, and sharp as point of spear:

Reading made Don Quixote a gentleman. Believing what he read made him mad.