A man receiving charity always hates his benefactor- it is a fixed characteristic of human nature

Quote by George Orwell

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Myths which are believed in tend to become true.

Myths which are believed in tend to become true.

Political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give...

Political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give...

No advance in wealth, no softening of manners, no reform or revolution has ever brought...

No advance in wealth, no softening of manners, no reform or revolution has ever brought...

War is war. The only good human being is a dead one.

War is war. The only good human being is a dead one.

But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.

But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.

Early in life I had noticed that no event is ever correctly reported in a...

Early in life I had noticed that no event is ever correctly reported in a...

A dirty joke is a sort of mental rebellion.

A dirty joke is a sort of mental rebellion.

Perhaps a lunatic was simply a minority of one.

Perhaps a lunatic was simply a minority of one.

In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues...

In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues...

I doubt whether classical education ever has been or can be successfully carried out without...

I doubt whether classical education ever has been or can be successfully carried out without...

Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred,...

Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred,...

We may find in the long run that tinned food is a deadlier weapon than...

We may find in the long run that tinned food is a deadlier weapon than...

Enlightened people seldom or never possess a sense of responsibility.

Enlightened people seldom or never possess a sense of responsibility.

It is also true that one can write nothing readable unless one constantly struggles to...

It is also true that one can write nothing readable unless one constantly struggles to...

The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass...

The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass...

Dickens is one of those authors who are well worth stealing.

Dickens is one of those authors who are well worth stealing.

Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance...

Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance...

Saints should always be judged guilty until they are proved innocent.

Saints should always be judged guilty until they are proved innocent.

One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes a...

One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes a...

When it comes to the pinch, human beings are heroic.

When it comes to the pinch, human beings are heroic.