The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one's real and one's declared aims, one turns, as it were, instinctively to long words and exhausted idioms, like a cuttlefish squirting out ink. George Orwell aimclearcuttlefish share on social
All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. George Orwell animalequal 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
Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them. George Orwell acceptbeliefcontradictory Change image and share on social
Joyce is a poet and also an elephantine pedant. George Orwell elephantinejoycepedant Change image and share on social
The best books... are those that tell you what you know already. George Orwell book Change image and share on social
Whoever is winning at the moment will always seem to be invincible. George Orwell invinciblemomentwin Change image and share on social
War is war. The only good human being is a dead one. George Orwell deadgoodhuman Change image and share on social
We may find in the long run that tinned food is a deadlier weapon than the machine-gun. George Orwell deadlyfindfood Change image and share on social
Language ought to be the joint creation of poets and manual workers. George Orwell creationjointlanguage Change image and share on social
