Gentlemen

For generations the British bourgeoisie have spoken of themselves as gentlemen, and by that they have meant, among other things, a self-respecting scorn of irregular perquisites. It is the quality that distinguishes the gentleman from both the artist and the aristocrat. Now I am a gentleman. I can't help it: its born in me. I just can't take that money'

- Paul Pennyfeather (Decline and Fall - Evelyn Waugh)