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

Enlightened people seldom or never possess a sense of responsibility.

Enlightened people seldom or never possess a sense of responsibility.

Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he...

Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he...

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

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

Prolonged, indiscriminate reviewing of books is a quite exceptionally thankless, irritating and exhausting job. It...

Prolonged, indiscriminate reviewing of books is a quite exceptionally thankless, irritating and exhausting job. It...

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...

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 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...

Many people genuinely do not want to be saints, and it is probable that some...

Many people genuinely do not want to be saints, and it is probable that some...

Patriotism is usually stronger than class hatred, and always stronger than internationalism

Patriotism is usually stronger than class hatred, and always stronger than internationalism

The atom bombs are piling up in the factories, the police are prowling through the...

The atom bombs are piling up in the factories, the police are prowling through the...

Mankind is not likely to salvage civilization unless he can evolve a system of good...

Mankind is not likely to salvage civilization unless he can evolve a system of good...

The Catholic and the Communist are alike in assuming that an opponent cannot be both...

The Catholic and the Communist are alike in assuming that an opponent cannot be both...

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...

Language ought to be the joint creation of poets and manual workers.

Language ought to be the joint creation of poets and manual workers.

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...

Every war when it comes, or before it comes, is represented not as a war...

Every war when it comes, or before it comes, is represented not as a war...

During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.

During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.

Myths which are believed in tend to become true.

Myths which are believed in tend to become true.

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

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

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...