Whatever is funny is subversive, every joke is ultimately a custard pie... a dirty joke is a sort of mental rebellion.
George Orwell
Humor, Rebellion, Society, Subversion, Expression
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“If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.” George Orwell
Secrets, Deception, Self-awareness, Trust, Truth
George Orwell Secrets, Deception, Self-awareness, Trust, Truth“Nationalism is power-hunger tempered by self-deception. Every nationalist is capable of the most flagrant dishonesty, but he is also – since he is conscious of serving something bigger than himself – unshakeably certain of being in the right.” George Orwell
Nationalism, Power, Self-Deception, Ideology, Dishonesty
George Orwell Nationalism, Power, Self-Deception, Ideology, Dishonesty“Nothing exists except through human consciousness.” George Orwell
Existence, Consciousness, Reality, Philosophy, Perception
George Orwell Existence, Consciousness, Reality, Philosophy, Perception“The consequences of every act are included in the act itself.” George Orwell
Consequences, Action, Responsibility, Morality, Life
George Orwell Consequences, Action, Responsibility, Morality, Life“No advance in wealth, no softening of manners, no reform or revolution has ever brought human equality a millimeter nearer.” George Orwell
Equality, Society, Wealth, Progress, Justice
George Orwell Equality, Society, Wealth, Progress, Justice“The secret of rulership is to combine a belief in one’s own infallibility with a power to learn from past mistakes.” George Orwell
Leadership, Power, Infallibility, Wisdom, Adaptation
George Orwell Leadership, Power, Infallibility, Wisdom, Adaptation“We shall abolish the orgasm. Our neurologists are at work upon it now.” George Orwell
Control, Suppression, Sexuality, Science, Power
George Orwell Control, Suppression, Sexuality, Science, Power“If I had to make a list of six books which were to be preserved when all others were destroyed, I would certainly put Gulliver’s Travels among them.” George Orwell
Literature, Preservation, Satire, Wisdom, Legacy
George Orwell Literature, Preservation, Satire, Wisdom, Legacy“Man is the only creature that consumes without producing.” George Orwell
Humanity, Consumption, Society, Nature, Productivity
George Orwell Humanity, Consumption, Society, Nature, Productivity“You must be an intellectual. A normal person would never believe a thing like that.” George Orwell
Intellectualism, Belief, Society, Irony, Individuality
George Orwell Intellectualism, Belief, Society, Irony, Individuality“Beauty is meaningless until it is shared.” George Orwell
Beauty, Meaning, Connection, Sharing, Human Experience
George Orwell Beauty, Meaning, Connection, Sharing, Human Experience“Probably the battle of Waterloo was won on the playing-fields of Eton, but the opening battles of all subsequent wars have been lost there.” George Orwell
History, Education, Society, Warfare, Irony
George Orwell History, Education, Society, Warfare, Irony“Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting.” George Orwell
Sport, Competition, Violence, Fairness, Humanity
George Orwell Sport, Competition, Violence, Fairness, Humanity“The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” George Orwell
History, Destruction, Control, Understanding, Society
George Orwell History, Destruction, Control, Understanding, Society“Sooner or later a false belief bumps up against solid reality, usually on a battlefield.” George Orwell
Belief, Reality, Truth, Conflict, Consequence
George Orwell Belief, Reality, Truth, Conflict, Consequence“A man receiving charity always hates his benefactor—it is a fixed characteristic of human nature.” George Orwell
Charity, Human Nature, Relationships, Resentment, Dependence
George Orwell Charity, Human Nature, Relationships, Resentment, Dependence“All true tea lovers not only like their tea strong, but like it a little stronger with each year that passes.” George Orwell
Tea, Tradition, Taste, Growth, Habit
George Orwell Tea, Tradition, Taste, Growth, Habit“The atmosphere of orthodoxy is always damaging to prose, and above all it is completely ruinous to the novel, the most anarchical of all forms of literature.” George Orwell
Orthodoxy, Literature, Prose, Creativity, Expression
George Orwell Orthodoxy, Literature, Prose, Creativity, Expression