George Orwell quotes and words of wisdom

"The quickest way to end a war is to lose it."
Found in the topic War.

"War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength."
Found in the topic Unsorted.

"All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others."
Found in the topic Animals.

"Big Brother is watching you."
Found in the topic Tyranny.

"Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past."
Found in the topic Conquer.

"Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give the appearance of solidity to pure wind."
Found in the topic Language.

"Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious."
Found in the topic Philosophy.

"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act."
Found in the topic Revolution.

"To see what is in front of one"s nose requires a constant struggle."
Found in the topic See.

"The great enemy of clear language is insincerity."
Found in the topic Clear.

"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."
Found in the topic Noble.

"Men can only be happy when they do not assume that the object of life is happiness."
Found in the topic Happiness.

"There are some things only intellectuals are crazy enough to believe."
Found in the topic Idea.

"Sometimes the first duty of intelligent men is the restatement of the obvious."
Found in the topic Obvious.

"Good writing is like a windowpane."
Found in the topic Writing.

"I am afraid of death. You are young, so presumably you"re more afraid of it than I am. Obviously we shall put if off as long as we can. But it makes very little difference. So long as human beings stay human, death and life are the same thing."
Found in the topic Death.

"Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows."
Found in the topic Freedom.

"It was a bright cold day in April and the clocks were striking thirteen."
Found in the topic Time.

"An autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful. A man who gives a good account of himself is probably lying, since any life when viewed from the inside is simply a series of defeats."
Found in the topic Autobiography.

"We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in thenight to visit violence on those who would do us harm."
Found in the topic Safety.

Interesting Quotes

The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents, and the second half by our children.Clarence Darrow - US defense lawyer (1857 - 1938)

Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.W. Somerset Maugham - English dramatist & novelist (1874 - 1965)