..nor did he pause to reflect that hereditary aristocracies have always been short lived where as adoptive organizations such as the Catholic Church sometimes lasted for hundreds or thousands of years. -George Orwell

 

..nor did he pause to reflect that hereditary aristocracies have always been short lived where as adoptive organizations such as the Catholic Church sometimes lasted for hundreds or thousands of years.


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This quote is just one of 55 total George Orwell quotes in our collection. George Orwell is known for saying '..nor did he pause to reflect that hereditary aristocracies have always been short lived where as adoptive organizations such as the Catholic Church sometimes lasted for hundreds or thousands of years.' as well as some of the following quotes.

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

George Orwell

At age 50, every man has the face he deserves.

George Orwell

Whoever is winning at the moment will always seem to be invincible.

George Orwell

A scrupulous writer, in every sentence that he writes, will ask himself at least four questions, thus: 1. What am I trying to say? 2. What words will express it? 3. What image or idiom will make it clearer? 4. Is this image fresh enough to have an effect?

George Orwell

In general, the greater the understanding, the greater the delusion: the more intelligent, the less sane.

George Orwell