1,535 Quotes by George Orwell

How does one man assert his power over another, Winston?”Winston thought. “By making him suffer,” he said.“Exactly. By making him suffer. Obedience is not enough. Unless he is suffering, how can you be sure that he is obeying your will and not his own?...

His eye fell upon the aspidistra. Two years he had inhabited this vile room; two mortal years in which nothing had been accomplished.

Why should be fruit be held inferior to the flower?

you do not escape from money by being moneyless. On the contrary, you are the hopeless slave of money until you have enough of it to live on

Like the crocodile, he strikes always at the weakest spot.

The greatest enemy of clear language is insincerity.

The Revolution will be complete when the language is perfect.

Tea is one of the main stays of civilization in this country.

Yet in the most mean, cowardly, hypocritical way the British ruling class did all they could to hand Spain over to Franco and the Nazis. Why? Because they were pro-Fascist, was the obvious answer.