George Moore Quotes

A collection of quotes by George Moore.

George Moore (1852-1933) was an Irish novelist, poet, and art critic. He played a significant role in the Irish literary revival of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Known for his realistic and naturalistic approach to storytelling, Moore often explored controversial themes in his works, challenging social conventions and moral values. His notable novels include "A Modern Lover" (1883), "Esther Waters" (1894), and "The Brook Kerith" (1916). Moore's contributions to literature and his influence on later writers continue to be celebrated today.

The hours I spend with you I look upon as sort of a perfumed

The hours I spend with you I look upon as sort of a perfumed garden, a dim twilight, and a fountain singing to it... you and you alone make me feel that I am alive. Other men it is said have seen angels, but I have seen thee and thou art enough.

No place in England where everyone can go is considered resp

No place in England where everyone can go is considered respectable.

The difficulty in life is the choice.

The difficulty in life is the choice.

There is nothing so consoling as to find one's neighbor's tr

There is nothing so consoling as to find one's neighbor's troubles are at least as great as one's own.

Remorse: beholding heaven and feeling hell.

Remorse: beholding heaven and feeling hell.

Regret & Remorse

Everybody sets out to do something, and everybody does somet

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

Reality can destroy the dream; why shouldn't the dream destr

Reality can destroy the dream; why shouldn't the dream destroy reality?

The poor would never be able to live at all if it were not f

The poor would never be able to live at all if it were not for the poor.

After all there is but one race -- humanity.

After all there is but one race -- humanity.

A literary movement consists of five or six people who live

A literary movement consists of five or six people who live in the same town and hate each other cordially.

Taking something from one man and making it worse is plagiar

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