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Famous Quotes in History by George Moore - 1


This category is for famous quotes in history by George Moore.

He was an Irish novelist, art critic, and essayist who lived from 1852 to 1933.

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Books


If good books did good, the world would have been converted long ago.


Books


To be able to distinguish between a badly - and well-written book is not enough; a professor of literature can do that occasionally.


Critics


The lot of critics is to be remembered by what they failed to understand.


England


England produced Shakespeare; the British Empire the six-shilling novel.


Faith


Faith goes out through the window when beauty comes in at the door.


Husbands


If there were no husbands, who would look after our mistresses?


Originality


My one claim to originality among Irishmen is that I have never made a speech.


Parents


The incomparable stupidity of life teaches us to love our parents; divine philosophy teaches us to forgive them.


Plagiarism


Taking something from one man and making it worse is plagiarism.


Something


Everybody sets out to do something, and everybody does something, but no one does what he sets out to do.

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