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George Orwell Quotes

There is hardly such a thing as a war in which it makes no difference who wins. Nearly always one side stands more of less for progress, the other side more or less for reaction Picture Quote #1

To walk through the ruined cities of Germany is to feel an actual doubt about the continuity of civilization Picture Quote #1

War is a way of shattering to pieces. Materials which might otherwise be used to make the masses too comfortable and. Too intelligent Picture Quote #1

We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men Picture Quote #1

We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm Picture Quote #1

Whatever is funny is subversive, every joke is ultimately a custard pie. A dirty joke is a sort of mental rebellion Picture Quote #1

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If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever Picture Quote #1

There are some ideas so wrong that only a very intelligent person could believe in them Picture Quote #1

We may find in the long run that tinned food is a deadlier weapon than the machine gun Picture Quote #1

The animals were happy as they had never conceived it possible to be. Every mouthful of food was an acute positive pleasure, now that it was truly their own food, produced by themselves and for themselves, not doled out to them by a grudging master Picture Quote #1

Objective considerations of contemporary phenomena compel the conclusion that success or failure in competitive activities exhibits no tendency to be commensurate with innate capacity, but that a considerable element of the unpredictable must invaria Picture Quote #1

Probably the best nonsense poetry is produced gradually and accidentally, by communities rather than by individuals Picture Quote #1

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Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print Picture Quote #1

As a rule they will refuse even to sample a foreign dish, they regard such things as garlic and olive oil with disgust, life is unliveable to them unless they have tea and puddings Picture Quote #1

The real power, the power we have to fight for night and day, is not power over things, but over men Picture Quote #1

The real test of character is how you treat someone who has no possibility of doing you any good Picture Quote #1

Preventive war is a crime not easily committed by a country that retains any traces of democracy Picture Quote #1

In certain kinds of writing, particularly in art criticism and literary criticism, it is normal to come across long passages which are almost completely lacking in meaning Picture Quote #1

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I’m fat, but I’m thin inside. Has it ever struck you that there’s a thin man inside every fat man, just as they say there’s a statue inside every block of stone? Picture Quote #1

A tragic situation exists precisely when virtue does not triumph but when it is still felt that man is nobler than the forces which destroy him Picture Quote #1

All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the same way. People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome Picture Quote #1

Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it Picture Quote #1

Early in life I had noticed that no event is ever correctly reported in a newspaper Picture Quote #1

I sometimes think that the price of liberty is not so much eternal vigilance as eternal dirt Picture Quote #1

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I’m fat, but I’m thin inside... there’s a thin man inside every fat man Picture Quote #1

It is also true that one can write nothing readable unless one constantly struggles to efface one’s own personality. Good prose is like a windowpane Picture Quote #1

Many people genuinely do not want to be saints, and it is probable that some who achieve or aspire to sainthood have never felt much temptation to be human beings Picture Quote #1

Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering, and only the very young or the very foolish imagine otherwise Picture Quote #1

No one can look back on his schooldays and say with truth that they were altogether unhappy Picture Quote #1

One can love a child, perhaps, more deeply than one can love another adult, but it is rash to assume that the child feels any love in return Picture Quote #1

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There is hardly such a thing as a war in which it makes no difference who wins. Nearly always one side stands more of less for progress, the other side more or less for reaction (George Orwell Quotes) To walk through the ruined cities of Germany is to feel an actual doubt about the continuity of civilization (George Orwell Quotes) War is a way of shattering to pieces. Materials which might otherwise be used to make the masses too comfortable and. Too intelligent (George Orwell Quotes) We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men (George Orwell Quotes) We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm (George Orwell Quotes) Whatever is funny is subversive, every joke is ultimately a custard pie. A dirty joke is a sort of mental rebellion (George Orwell Quotes) If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever (George Orwell Quotes) There are some ideas so wrong that only a very intelligent person could believe in them (George Orwell Quotes) We may find in the long run that tinned food is a deadlier weapon than the machine gun (George Orwell Quotes) The animals were happy as they had never conceived it possible to be. Every mouthful of food was an acute positive pleasure, now that it was truly their own food, produced by themselves and for themselves, not doled out to them by a grudging master (George Orwell Quotes) Objective considerations of contemporary phenomena compel the conclusion that success or failure in competitive activities exhibits no tendency to be commensurate with innate capacity, but that a considerable element of the unpredictable must invaria (George Orwell Quotes) Probably the best nonsense poetry is produced gradually and accidentally, by communities rather than by individuals (George Orwell Quotes) Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print (George Orwell Quotes) As a rule they will refuse even to sample a foreign dish, they regard such things as garlic and olive oil with disgust, life is unliveable to them unless they have tea and puddings (George Orwell Quotes) The real power, the power we have to fight for night and day, is not power over things, but over men (George Orwell Quotes) The real test of character is how you treat someone who has no possibility of doing you any good (George Orwell Quotes) Preventive war is a crime not easily committed by a country that retains any traces of democracy (George Orwell Quotes) In certain kinds of writing, particularly in art criticism and literary criticism, it is normal to come across long passages which are almost completely lacking in meaning (George Orwell Quotes) I’m fat, but I’m thin inside. Has it ever struck you that there’s a thin man inside every fat man, just as they say there’s a statue inside every block of stone? (George Orwell Quotes) A tragic situation exists precisely when virtue does not triumph but when it is still felt that man is nobler than the forces which destroy him (George Orwell Quotes) All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the same way. People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome (George Orwell Quotes) Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it (George Orwell Quotes) Early in life I had noticed that no event is ever correctly reported in a newspaper (George Orwell Quotes) I sometimes think that the price of liberty is not so much eternal vigilance as eternal dirt (George Orwell Quotes) I’m fat, but I’m thin inside... there’s a thin man inside every fat man (George Orwell Quotes) It is also true that one can write nothing readable unless one constantly struggles to efface one’s own personality. Good prose is like a windowpane (George Orwell Quotes) Many people genuinely do not want to be saints, and it is probable that some who achieve or aspire to sainthood have never felt much temptation to be human beings (George Orwell Quotes) Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering, and only the very young or the very foolish imagine otherwise (George Orwell Quotes) No one can look back on his schooldays and say with truth that they were altogether unhappy (George Orwell Quotes) One can love a child, perhaps, more deeply than one can love another adult, but it is rash to assume that the child feels any love in return (George Orwell Quotes)

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