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Quotation from The Story of King Arthur and His Knights by Howard Pyle
“for it needs not that a man shall wear armor for to be a true knight, but only that he shall do his best endeavor with all patience and humility as it hath been ordained for him to do”
The Story of King Arthur and His Knights, Book II, Part III, Chapter Third (1903 text)
Pyle's closing lesson applies Gawaine's story to young readers: knighthood is faithful duty in one's own calling.
Citation: "for it needs not that a man shall wear armor for to be a true knight, but only that he shall do his best endeavor with all patience and humility as it hath been ordained for him to do" — Howard Pyle, The Story of King Arthur and His Knights, Book II, Part III, Chapter Third (1903 text). (id the-story-of-king-arthur-and-his-knights-q7)
Portrait: The Story of King Arthur and His Knights by Howard Pyle - 1903 cover, Howard Pyle, Public domain.
