But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought. George Orwell corruptlanguagethink Change image and share on social
The atmosphere of orthodoxy is always damaging to prose, and above all it is completely ruinous to the novel, the most anarchical of all forms of literature. George Orwell anarchicalatmospherecompletely Change image and share on social
The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them. George Orwell atrocitycapacitycommit 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 quickest way of ending a war is to lose it. George Orwell endlosequick Change image and share on social
A family with the wrong members in control; that, perhaps, is as near as one can come to describing England in a phrase. George Orwell controldescribeengland Change image and share on social
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 amountbalancefair Change image and share on social
Myths which are believed in tend to become true. George Orwell believemythtend Change image and share on social
What can you do against the lunatic who is more intelligent than yourself, who gives your arguments a fair hearing and then simply persists in his lunacy? George Orwell argumentfairhear Change image and share on social
Prolonged, indiscriminate reviewing of books is a quite exceptionally thankless, irritating and exhausting job. It not only involves praising trash but constantly inventing reactions towards books about which one has no spontaneous feeling whatever. George Orwell bookconstantlyexceptionally share on social
