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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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People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. – George Orwell

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The intellectual is different from the ordinary man, but only in certain sections of his personality, and even then not all the time. – George Orwell

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Virtue is its own revenge. – E.Y. Harburn

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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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If weve learned anything in the past quarter century, it is that we cannot federalize virtue. – George Bush

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Modesty and unselfishness – these are virtues which men praise – and pass by. – André Maurois, Ariel, 1924

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Even if a farmer intends to loaf, he gets up in time to get an early start. – Edward W. Howe

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