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

Quote by George Orwell

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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...

The aim of a joke is not to degrade the human being, but to remind...

The aim of a joke is not to degrade the human being, but to remind...

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

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

The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.

The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.

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

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

In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

Serious sport is war minus the shooting.

Serious sport is war minus the shooting.

For a creative writer possession of the truth is less important than emotional sincerity.

For a creative writer possession of the truth is less important than emotional sincerity.

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

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

The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection ï¿½ that one...

The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection ï¿½ that one...

All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.

All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.

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...

On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not...

On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not...

The crowds in the big towns, with their mild, knobby faces, their bad teeth and...

The crowds in the big towns, with their mild, knobby faces, their bad teeth and...

All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the same way. People can...

All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the same way. People can...

Political chaos is connected with the decay of language... one can probably bring about some...

Political chaos is connected with the decay of language... one can probably bring about some...

Men can only be happy when they do not assume that the object of life...

Men can only be happy when they do not assume that the object of life...

As I write, highly civilized human beings are flying overhead, trying to kill me.

As I write, highly civilized human beings are flying overhead, trying to kill me.

The intellectual is different from the ordinary man, but only in certain sections of his...

The intellectual is different from the ordinary man, but only in certain sections of his...

There is hardly such a thing as a war in which it makes no difference...

There is hardly such a thing as a war in which it makes no difference...