![War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tX-SaJCnI3Q/X1uO4X0ccEI/AAAAAAAALE0/gJYJ1mH-Hw4O2bB2VQIVVyLp4cQQ97UjgCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/war-is-peace-freedom-is-slavery-ignorance-is-strength.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Category: George Orwell
![War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tX-SaJCnI3Q/X1uO4X0ccEI/AAAAAAAALE0/gJYJ1mH-Hw4O2bB2VQIVVyLp4cQQ97UjgCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/war-is-peace-freedom-is-slavery-ignorance-is-strength.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
![The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tmaeLnBq8-M/X1uJQj-D5tI/AAAAAAAAKPE/FNKWB5xzvJcJU-sp4iVPbEd3Xb94MsbMACLcBGAsYHQ/h750/the-essence-of-being-human-is-that-one-does-not-seek-perfection.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.
![Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Tz_QOOMwwhM/X1t6H9y6L_I/AAAAAAAAI84/oRWXuhFVkgIRnU22I5ll9Y_4oqqr9J-KgCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/perhaps-one-did-not-want-to-be-loved-so-much-as-to-be-understood.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.
![Serious sport is war minus the shooting.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-H9jna-dhprg/X0bOQVrz4MI/AAAAAAAAE4M/9HtxeA1BuQkgDb_nS4s2RCxcBy0tNZh3ACEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw2Kuf-gU/w750-h750-p/serious-sport-is-war-minus-the-shooting-quotes-by-george-orwell-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-sports.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Serious sport is war minus the shooting.
![Good writing is like a windowpane.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Cqx6or3Nst0/X0bCjp2AigI/AAAAAAAACW0/XKHH_96tF8YJndCWBm-TxwLpu2d09XDUgCEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw16uf-gU/w750-h750-p/good-writing-is-like-a-windowpane-quotes-by-george-orwell-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-good.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Good writing is like a windowpane.
![In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AnzALBKVFI4/X1ts8r-411I/AAAAAAAAHgY/SVxXp9nRS84e9fBY0ZvTzAqo9wWNaC9fgCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/in-a-time-of-deceit-telling-the-truth-is-a-revolutionary-act.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
![The best books… are those that tell you what you know already.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GT-xndm0Eio/X1uIZ9MlIvI/AAAAAAAAKKE/65m0HHjUx88N0WKGfkhOrX7FC5JSt4lHwCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/the-best-books-are-those-that-tell-you-what-you-know-already.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
The best books… are those that tell you what you know already.
![Liberal: a power worshipper without power.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KVWhrKOpowI/X0bJVuDLLHI/AAAAAAAADl8/trZZfCNbkgMVafcgSzoKKuATiLbCKmVOACEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw2Kuf-gU/w750-h750-p/liberal-a-power-worshipper-without-power-quotes-by-george-orwell-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-power.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Liberal: a power worshipper without power.
![At 50, everyone has the face he deserves.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-y7YV7TcsbJM/X1tdrz4kiII/AAAAAAAAFpw/xSuqXGSmiBY2RoelK1ZPyr1RztjzxVeUQCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/at-50-everyone-has-the-face-he-deserves.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
At 50, everyone has the face he deserves.
![Four legs good, two legs bad.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qsjYO06Mf8o/X0bBpnz8C2I/AAAAAAAACCk/Ha_dSwGecakSNO5r84tYV7Huga4npaH4gCEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw16uf-gU/w750-h750-p/four-legs-good-two-legs-bad-quotes-by-george-orwell-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-good.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Four legs good, two legs bad.
![Happiness can exist only in acceptance.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pI1wxAbAJTU/X0bCts3xYXI/AAAAAAAACVw/Gzmm9AH175obZ9Zz9Gqjg73i29N4oyK1ACEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw16uf-gU/w750-h750-p/happiness-can-exist-only-in-acceptance-quotes-by-george-orwell-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-happiness.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Happiness can exist only in acceptance.
![To see what is in front of ones nose needs a constant struggle.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nyIRXpfZ0gA/X1uOOfludMI/AAAAAAAAK8w/iK7JQwyWtUEAoYl4d_PEIRlr9aEPgInugCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/to-see-what-is-in-front-of-ones-nose-needs-a-constant-struggle.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)