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Quote by George Orwell
On the whole, human beings want to be good, but not too good, and

On the whole, human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time. – George Orwell

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As with the Christian religion, the worst advertisement for Socialism is its adherents. – George Orwell

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The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between ones real and ones declared aims, one turns, as it were, instinctively to long words and exhausted idioms, like a cuttlefish squirting out ink. – George Orwell

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The excess of virtue is a vice. – Greek Proverb

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The deadliest foe to virtue would be complete self-knowledge. – Francis H. Bradley

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Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something. – Henry David Thoreau

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Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved. – Aristotle

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