Sir John Moore may refer to:
- Sir John Moore, 1st Baronet, British admiral (1718-1779)
- John Moore (British Army officer), British general (1761-1809)
- John Moore (Lord Mayor) (1620–1702), merchant and Alderman of London
Famous quotes containing the words sir john, john and/or moore:
“Columbus’s doom-burdened caravels
Slant to the shore, and all their seamen land.”
—Sir John Collings Squire (1884–1958)
“Whither goest thou?”
—Bible: New Testament Peter, in John, 13:36.
The words, which are repeated in John 16:5, are best known in the Latin form in which they appear in the Vulgate: Quo vadis? Jesus replies, “Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.”
“Though he is captive,
his mighty singing
says, satisfaction is a lowly
thing, how pure a thing is joy.
This is mortality,
this is eternity.”
—Marianne Moore (1887–1972)