Excerpts from Orwell's novels: “War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is power"!

Although George Orwell wrote only six novels, his work has given him a well-deserved place at the top of the best writers lists. His influence is far-reaching and his enviable knack for creating thought-provoking phrases has made his work one of the most quoted in the world. Below are 22 bits of wisdom from George Orwell's novels:

"He who controls the past also controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past."

"1984"

"The past is something strange. She is with you always. I suppose not an hour goes by without thinking about things that happened ten or twenty years ago, and again most of the time it's not about reality, just a number of facts you've learned, like things out of a history book." .

"Going Out for Air"

"In some cases I think we are all corpses. It's just that we rot on our feet."

"Keep Aspidistra Flying"

"If you want to keep a secret, you have to hide it from yourself."

"1984"

"Man is the only creature that consumes without producing"

"Animal Farm"

"Perhaps a man really dies when his brain stops, when he loses the power to absorb new ideas."

"Going Out for Air"

"It is one of the tragedies of the half-educated that they develop late, when they have already engaged in a wrong path in life."

"Burmese Days"

"The best books... are the ones that tell you what you already know."

"1984"

"It is a mysterious thing, the loss of faith, as mysterious as faith itself."

"The Priest's Daughter"

"Man serves the interest of no other creature but himself."

"Animal Farm"

"War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is power."

"1984"

"A man must change the system or nothing changes."

"Keep Aspidistra Flying"

"Envy is a terrible thing. It is different from all other kinds of suffering because there is no disguise for it, no rise to tragedy. It's more than just painful, it's disgusting."

"Burmese Days"

"Think about life as it really is, think about the details of life and then think if there is no meaning in it, no purpose, no objective except the grave. Surely only fools or those who lie to themselves or those whose lives have been extremely fortunate can face this thought without shuddering?”

"The Priest's Daughter"

"The distinguishing mark of a man is the hand, the instrument with which he does all the undone"

"Animal Farm"

"Mankind's choice lies between freedom and happiness, and for the greater part of mankind, happiness is better."

"1984"

"An earthquake is so much fun when it has passed."

"Burmese Days"

“… you can get anything in this world if you honestly don't want it.

"Keep Aspidistra Flying"

"We do not simply destroy our enemies; we change them".

"1984"

"Beauty is meaningless until it is shared with others."

"Burmese Days"

"Poverty is the spiritual stench."

"Keep Aspidistra Flying"

"...the purpose of starting a war is always to get into a better position from which to start another war."

"1984"