Quotes by Orwell, George

Men can only be happy when they do not assume that the object of life >>

Myths which are believed in tend to become true. >>

We may find in the long run that tinned food is a deadlier weapon than >>

Quotations about Acceptance

For the ordinary man is passive. Within a narrow circle (home life, an >>

Happiness can exist only in acceptance. >>

Accept everything about yourself -- I mean everything, You are you and >>

For the ordinary man is passive. Within a narrow circle (home life, and perhaps the trade unions or local politics) he feels himself master of his fate, but against major events he is as helpless as against the elements. So far from endeavoring to influence the future, he simply lies down and lets things happen to him.

Orwell, George