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 achieveaspirebeing Change image and share on social
Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception. George Orwell deceptionhungernationalism Change image and share on social
No advance in wealth, no softening of manners, no reform or revolution has ever brought human equality a millimeter nearer. George Orwell advancebringequality Change image and share on social
Those who 'abjure' violence can do so only because others are committing violence on their behalf. George Orwell abjurebehalfcommit Change image and share on social
But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought. George Orwell corruptlanguagethink Change image and share on social
No one can look back on his schooldays and say with truth that they were altogether unhappy. George Orwell altogetherbackschoolday Change image and share on social
Mankind is not likely to salvage civilization unless he can evolve a system of good and evil which is independent of heaven and hell. George Orwell civilizationevilevolve Change image and share on social
The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass into history. George Orwell conceptfadehistory Change image and share on social
Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals. George Orwell animalcatchconsume share on social
Every war when it comes, or before it comes, is represented not as a war but as an act of self-defense against a homicidal maniac. George Orwell actdefensehomicidal Change image and share on social
