Quote#Self
Self is man's main business; all outside of self is uncertain, all…
Quote byGeorge Moore · 1852–1933
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Memoirs of My Dead Life (1906), Ch. 12: Sunday Evening in London.
English (original)
Self is man's main business; all outside of self is uncertain, all comes from self, all returns to self.
— George Moore
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