Maxioms by George Orwell
The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one's real and one's declared aims, read more
The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one's real and one's declared aims, one turns, as it were, instinctively to long words and exhausted idioms, like a cuttlefish squirting out ink.
Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering, and only read more
Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering, and only the very sound or the very foolish imagine otherwise.
Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.
Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.
The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.
The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.