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Enemy Quotes by George Orwell
- A mass of Latin words falls upon the facts like soft snow, blurring the outline and covering up all the details. The great enemy of…
- Truth becomes untruth if uttered by your enemy
- The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one's real and one's declared aims, one turns, as it were,…
- The greatest enemy of clear language is insincerity.
- Your worst enemy, he reflected, was your nervous system. At any moment the tension inside you was liable to translate itself into some visible symptom.
- The enemy of the moment always represented absolute evil, and it followed that any past or future agreement with him was impossible.
- We do not merely destroy our enemies; we change them.
- Everyone believes in the atrocities of the enemy and disbelieves in those of his own side, without ever bothering to examine the evidence.
- There will be no curiosity, no enjoyment of the process of life. All competing pleasures will be destroyed. But always— do not forget this, Winston—…
- It struck him that in moments of crisis one is never fighting against an external enemy, but always against one’s own body... On the battlefield,…
- In moments of crisis one is never fighting against an external enemy but always against one's own body.
- All men are enemies. All animals are comrades
- Do you remember writing in your diary," he said, "that it did not matter whether I was a friend or an enemy, since I was…
- Comrades," he said, "here is a point that must be settled. The wild creatures, such as rats and rabbits–are they our friends or our enemies?…
- Man is the only real enemy we have. Remove Man from the scene, and the root cause of hunger and overwork is abolished forever.
- To exchange one orthodoxy for another is not necessarily an advance. The enemy is the gramophone mind, whether or not one agrees with the record…
- When I see an actual flesh-and-blood worker in conflict with his natural enemy, the policeman, I do not have to ask myself which side I…
- Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend.
- The Seven Commandments: Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend. No animal shall…
- The great enemy of clear language is insincerity.
More Enemy Quotes
- Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of… — Aristophanes
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- No one is to be called an enemy, all are your benefactors, and no one does you harm. You have no enemy… — Francis of Assisi
- No people in history have ever survived who thought they could protect their freedom by making themselves inoffensive to their enemies. — Dean Acheson
- Well, the common enemy in North America is the Western consumer. The consumer has driven oil up to $50 a barrel so… — Dan Aykroyd
- In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior. — Francis Bacon
- We were all flying around up and down the coast near Dunkirk looking for enemy aircraft which seemed also to be milling… — Douglas Bader
- Cheney is a terrorist. He terrorizes our enemies abroad and innocent citizens here at home indiscriminately. — Alec Baldwin
- It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have. — James A. Baldwin
- The only defense is offense, which means that you have to kill more women and children more quickly than the enemy if… — Stanley Baldwin
- Biography should be written by an acute enemy. — Arthur Balfour
- Suspicion is far more to be wrong than right; more often unjust than just. It is no friend to virtue, and always… — Hosea Ballou