Philosophy Quote by George Orwell — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“One wants to live, of course, indeed one only stays alive by virtue of the fear of death, but I think, as I thought then, that it is better to die violently and not too old.”

“Myths which are believed in tend to become true.”

“The words kept coming back to him, statement of a mystical truth and a palpable absurdity.”

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

“Being in a minority, even in a minority of one, did not make you mad. There was truth and there was untruth, and if you clung to the truth even against the whole world, you were not mad.”

“All the papers that matter live off their advertisements, and the advertisers exercise an indirect censorship over news.”

“It comes as no surprise to find [Norman] Mailer embracing [in the book”

“If you haven't said 'I love you' to someone today, do it. You won't always be happy, but you should try to be. Don't be too afraid of germs. Those people have no fun. Remember to look around sometimes. You might see something you haven't seen before or at the very least avoid being hit by a flying object. Speaking of flying objects, don't spend your life looking for extraterrestrial life, unless you work for NASA. Remember that you always have to cooperate with someone. Life is an endless negotiation. Play fair. Stay out of jail. Don't live in the past. Eat breakfast. It really is the most important meal of the day. Try to make new friends, even when you think you're too old to do that. ...And finally, remember this" 'Yes' is always a better work than 'no'. Unless, of course, someone has just asked you to commit a felony.”

“[N]ow we have a clearer idea what this story is all about: The world was made for man, and man was made to rule it.”

“This is precisely how someone speaks who imagines that he is the world's divinely appointed ruler: 'I will not LET them starve. I will not LET the drought come. I will not LET the river flood.”

“Death twitches my ear;”