Quote by George Orwell

“Such was the way of the discontented. No proof, no explanation or reason would ever be enough to disabuse them of tightly held, deeply…

— Christie Golden

“It was not desirable that the proles should have strong political feelings. All that was required of them was a primitive patriotism which could…

— George Orwell

All that was required of them (i.e. the brain-washed masses) was a primitive patriotism which could be appealed to whenever it was necessary to…

— George Orwell

“Discontent is the first step in progress. No one knows what is in him till he tries, and many would never try if they…

— Basil W. Maturin

“even in their poverty they carried themselves with a fierce and stubborn pride that warned others to treat them with respect.”

— Thomas Sowell

“Truly it is an evil to be full of faults; but it is a still greater evil to be full of them and to…

— Blaise Pascal

“It was becoming evident to many that while evil grows all by itself, good can be achieved only through hard struggle and maintained only…

— Heda Margolius Kovaly

“It is no doubt an evil to be full of faults, but it is a still greater evil to be full of them and…

— Ken Wytsma

“The main trouble, the root of the future evil, was loss of faith in the value of one’s own opinion. People imagined that the…

— Boris Pasternak

“The misery with them all was, clearly, that they sought to interfere, for good, in human matters, and had lost the power for ever.”

— Charles Dickens

Discontent is the source of all trouble,but also of all progress, in individuals and nations.

— Berthold Auerbach

“But while the residents were shocked by the violence, they were also often surprised by the mundaneness of it all. Discovered the extent of…

— Kiran Desai