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

“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?”

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

“Perhaps a man really dies when his brain stops, when he loses the power to take in a new idea.”

“He was a lonely ghost uttering a truth that nobody would ever hear.”

“To the future or to the past, to a time when thought is free, when men are different from one another and do not live alone— to a time when truth exists and what is done cannot be undone: From the age of uniformity, from the age of solitude, from the age of Big Brother, from the age of doublethink — greetings!”

“We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men.”

“Sometimes, the agony can be so intense that you even forget about the possibility of victory. Do not wallow in defeat. You can still proclaim victory.”

“If I were to live for tomorrow, I would have lived fullest for today.”

“It is invaluable to find people who can show you how to walk through an open door. Have gratitude.”

“There is profound wisdom that comes from some closed doors. Grasp it with both hands as if it were precious jewels.”

“Always do your maximum best. Success does not locate a lazy man's address.”

“In other words, it was a struggle with himself. And the product of that struggle: anger, bitterness, resentment, envy or transformation, aspiration, hope, decency..the product of that struggle is the quality of your life and the nature of your soul.”