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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Sometimes the first duty of intelligent men is the restatement of the obvious. – 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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Beware of making your moral staple consist of the negative virtues. – Oliver Wendell Holmes,Jr.

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Sin is commitable in thought, word or deed; so is virtue. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

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Virtues are dangerous as vices insofar as they are allowed to rule over one as authorities and not as qualities one develops oneself. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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All virtue is summed up in dealing justly. – Aristotle

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