Maxioms by George Orwell
An autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful. A man who gives a good account of read more
An autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful. A man who gives a good account of himself is probably lying, since any life when viewed from the inside is simply a series of defeats.
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 young or very foolish imagine otherwise
There are some ideas so wrong that only a very intelligent person could believe in them.
There are some ideas so wrong that only a very intelligent person could believe in them.
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.
If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever.
If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever.
