Wisdom 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.”

“Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.”

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

“To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle.”

“In a way, the world−view of the Party imposed itself most successfully on people incapable of understanding it. They could be made to accept the most flagrant violations of reality, because they never fully grasped the enormity of what was demanded of them, and were not sufficiently interested in public events to notice what was happening. By lack of understanding they remained sane. They simply swallowed everything, and what they swallowed did them no harm, because it left no residue behind, just as a grain of corn will pass undigested through the body of a bird.”

“Has it ever occurred to you,' he said, 'that the whole history of English poetry has been de-termined by the fact that the English language lacks rhymes?”

“A wise man does not argue. A man who argues is not wise. Learned men are not wise, for learning daily adds to ideas and certainties, while wisdom daily lets something go.”

“Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country.”

“You ought to know, you were my best friend. You were. I know you loved me. I loved you.”

“Men must endure”

“She was not too young to be wise, but she was too young to know that wisdom”

“It’s always hard to lose somebody. It leaves a hole in you heart that never grows back.”