Faces Quote by George Edward Moore

“Can't I another's face commend, Or to her virtues be a friend, But instantly your forehead louers, As if her merit lessen'd yours?” quote by George Edward Moore — Download Open image

“Can't I another's face commend, Or to her virtues be a friend, But instantly your forehead louers, As if her merit lessen'd yours?”

George Edward Moore

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

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

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Now, in my opinion, a woman has no business with Power-Power admits no equal, and dismisses friendship for flattery. Besides, it keeps the men at a distance, and that is not always what we wish.

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Honesty needs no pains to set itself off.

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I am free in performing an action if I could have done otherwise if I had chosen to.

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A great artist is always before his time or behind it.

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Beauty has wings, and too hastily flies, and love, unrewarded, soon sickens and dies.

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It does not matter how badly you paint so long as you don't paint badly like other people.

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I'll tell thee what it says; it calls me villain, a treacherous husband, a cruel father, a false brother; one lost to nature and…

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But I have seen thee And thou art enough.

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Other men it is said have seen angels, but I have seen thee and thou art enough.

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If I am asked 'what is good?' my answer is that good is good, and that is the end of the matter.

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My friends, this body - perhaps more than any other gathering in human history - now faces that difficult task.

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His fingertips slid down from my face, lightly stroking the line of my neck, down toward my shoulder. Everywhere he touched, a trail of…

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We have a fear of facing ourselves. That is the obstacle. Experiencing the innermost core of our existence is very embarrassing to a lot of people. A lot of people turn to something that they hope will liberate them without their having to face themselves. That is impossible. We can't do that. We have to be honest with ourselves. We…

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If I had a million dollars, I just wouldn't just completely set back. I'd have to get out there and show my face to all these good people who like me, I have to get out there and show my face. The only thing that would set me back if I get sick or something or pass away, that's all…

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