The Ways of A Gentleman ✓

[image] Gentlemen, it’s high time to normalize dressing like this on a frequent basis.

[image] Wolterton Hall Norfolk, England Est. 18th Century

[image] Big fan of this double breasted jacket by Itsuo Murakami. What are your thoughts on this style for spring?

[image] Jesus Casting Out the Money Changers at the Temple by Carl Bloch, 1872

[image] If you want to be successful in life, do these four things: - Show up on time - Have a good attitude - Respect authority - Do what you say you’re going to do

[image] Intérieur d'atelier by Joseph Garibaldi

[image] The Resurrection by Cecco del Caravaggio, 1619

[image] “Right is right even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it.” -Saint Augustine

[image] For the first time, the U.S. State Department has issued formal dress code guidance to its employees. A representative said “this new policy ensures our diplomats project credibility, respect, and the dignity of the nation we serve.” What are your thoughts on this dress code?

[image] “When spring came, even the false spring, there were no problems except where to be happiest. The only thing that could spoil a day was people and if you could keep from making engagements, each day had no limits.” -Ernest Hemingway

[image] Adults shouldn’t wear pajamas in public. Not to the grocery store. Not to restaurants. Not to the airport. And Crocs shouldn’t be your daily footwear. This is about standards. When you step into public, give it some effort: • put on real clothes • comb your hair • wear

[image] “Beauty matters. It is not just a subjective thing but a universal need of human beings. If we ignore this need we find ourselves in a spiritual desert.” -Roger Scruton

[image] Sir Christopher Lee met Rasputin's assassins, was a RAF intelligence officer in WWII, spoke 9 languages, was Ian Fleming's cousin, and was the only actor in “The Lord of the Rings” to have met J.R.R. Tolkien. He was also married for over 50 years. What a life!

[image] Modern culture tells men that masculinity is the problem. History suggests something very different. Civilization has always depended on a particular kind of man: The Gentleman The world still needs them. Here’s why…🧵

[image] The Enkindled Spring  by D.H. Lawrence   This spring as it comes bursts up in bonfires green, 
Wild puffing of emerald trees, and flame-filled bushes, 
Thorn-blossom lifting in wreaths of smoke between 
Where the wood fumes up and the watery, flickering rushes.  I am amazed

[image] Pocket squares are an excellent way to elevate your look. While they should complement the colors or patterns on a tie, they should not directly match. They also look great with a sports jacket when not wearing a tie. Here are four ways to fold a pocket square, courtesy of Roco.

[image] “Knights ought to be humble among their friends, proud and bold against their foes, tender and merciful towards those who need assistance, cruel avengers against their enemies, and pleasant and amiable with all others.” Geoffroi De Charny

[image] “A dying culture invariably exhibits personal rudeness. Bad manners. Lack of consideration for others in minor matters. A loss of politeness, of gentle manners, is more significant than is a riot.” -Robert A. Heinlein

[image] Timeless advice from the millionaire grandpa…

[image] Fantastic look from Viola Milano. Really like the tie. Thoughts? Milan, Italy

[image] “Unless a man is master of his soul, all other kinds of mastery amount to little."  - Theodore Roosevelt

[image] Whether we like it or not, our appearance matters. See the comments for my latest on the subject.

[image] Men’s clothing connoisseur and founder of AskOkey, Okey Onyegbule, looks great in this seersucker jacket. This material looks fantastic and is perfect for warmer weather. What do you think?

[image] The Great Staircase at Houghton Hall Walpole Estate Norfolk, England Built 18th Century (Image: The Walpole Estate)

[image] “There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.” Ernest Hemingway

[image] “Never ruin an apology with an excuse.” - Benjamin Franklin

[image] Brown Glen Check in Shetland tweed by Abraham Moon Image: Stewart Christie & Co. Edinburgh, Scotland

[image] Almond Blossom Vincent Van Gogh, 1890

[image] Almost seersucker season… (Image: Morris & King)

[image] Great advice from The Millionaire Grandpa.

[image] “God knew that children grow and mature best in a stable, loving family, and this was one reason He gave marriage to us.” - Billy Graham

[image] Once again, Douglas Cordeaux shows us how it is done as Spring approaches…

[image] “Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company, and reflection must finish him.” John Locke

[image] Grand Staircase of the Stuart Driscoll Mansion St. Paul, Minnesota Est. 1858

[image] The Arab Hall at Leighton House London, England Est. 1866

[image] “Good manners and soft words have brought many a difficult thing to pass.” -Sir John Vanbrugh

[image] “In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.” -Robert Frost

[image] The Great Staircase at Houghton Hall Walpole Estate Norfolk, England Built 18th Century (Image: The Walpole Estate)

[image] “Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.” -Marcus Aurelius

[image] Personal Library of J.P. Morgan New York, NY Built in 1906

[image] Lamport Hall Lamport, Northamptonshire - England Est. 16th Century (Image: Gary Curtis at The Old Building)

[image] “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears” by William Shakespeare (from Julius Caesar, spoken by Marc Antony) Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with

[image] “Reading about 125 lines in Sallust, and 35 lines in Greek per day with moderately long lessons in Geometry. This morning arose at 15 minutes before 4 o'clock, studied hard through the day and retired half-past 10 o'clock at night.” From James Garfield's diary as a college

[image] “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” -Albert Einstein

[image] Classic look by Douglas Cordeaux. This is how it’s done…

[image] “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way…” -Viktor Frankl

[image] If by Rudyard Kipling If you can keep your head when all about you        Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,    If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,     But make allowance for their doubting too;    If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,     Or being

[image] Not all heroes wear capes. NYPD Chief Aaron Edwards is seen here jumping the barricades outside Gracie Mansion to tackle a terror suspect who threw an IED. Back the Blue! 🫡

[image] “If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin.” -Ivan Turgenev

[image] Grand Staircase of Bishop’s Palace Galveston, Texas Built in 1892 (Image: Historical Homes of America)