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

Quote by George Orwell

Topics: Ethics Quotes, Goodness Quotes, Humanity Quotes, Perspective Quotes

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

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

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.

Whatever is funny is subversive, every joke is ultimately a custard pie... a dirty joke...

Whatever is funny is subversive, every joke is ultimately a custard pie... a dirty joke...

No one can look back on his schooldays and say with truth that they were...

No one can look back on his schooldays and say with truth that they were...

In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act.

In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act.

War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going...

War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going...

To an ordinary human being, love means nothing if it does not mean loving some...

To an ordinary human being, love means nothing if it does not mean loving some...

War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil

War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil

War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil.

War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil.

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

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

To a surprising extent the war-lords in shining armor, the apostles of the martial virtues,...

To a surprising extent the war-lords in shining armor, the apostles of the martial virtues,...

If you have embraced a creed which appears to be free from the ordinary dirtiness...

If you have embraced a creed which appears to be free from the ordinary dirtiness...

People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to...

People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to...

He who controls the past commands the future. He who commands the future conquers the...

He who controls the past commands the future. He who commands the future conquers the...

We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is...

We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is...

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

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

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...

Happiness can exist only in acceptance.

Happiness can exist only in acceptance.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.

True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things...

True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things...