George Orwell Quotes About Wisdom

Quotes about: Wisdom

• In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

  George Orwell

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Wisdom

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

  George Orwell

  Life, Wisdom, Believe

  Shooting an Elephant 'Reflections on Gandhi'

• On the whole, human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time.

  George Orwell

  Wisdom, Time, Funny Life

  1942 'The Art of Donald McGill'.

• How right the working classes are in their "materialism." How right they are to realize that the belly comes before the soul, not in the scale of values but in point of time!

  George Orwell

  Wisdom, Class, Soul

  George Orwell (2009). “Facing Unpleasant Facts: Narrative Essays”, p.164, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

• The prime necessities for success in life are money, athleticism, tailor made clothes and a charming smile.

  George Orwell

  Wisdom, Charming Smile, Clothes

• Advertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill bucket.

  George Orwell

  Wisdom, Marketing, Buckets

  Attributed

• As I write, highly civilized human beings are flying overhead, trying to kill me.

  George Orwell

  Wisdom, Writing, History

  1941 The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius, pt.1,'England Your England'.

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