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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War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it. – 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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Virtue would not travel so far if vanity did not keep her company. – François VI de la Rochefoucault (1613–1680)

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We are double-edged blades, and every time we whet our virtue the return stroke strops our vice. – Henry David Thoreau

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Beware of making your moral staple consist of the negative virtues. – Oliver Wendell Holmes,Jr.

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

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There are things I cant force. I must adjust. There are times when the greatest change needed is a change of my viewpoint. – Denis Diderot

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Let no man fear to die, we love to sleep all, and death is but the sounder sleep. – Francis Beaumont

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Complete peace equally reigns between two mental waves. – Swami Sivananda

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England is a paradise for women and hell for horses; Italy a paradise for horses, hell for women, as the diverb goes. – Robert Burton