UNVERIFIED

Nothing was your own except the few cubic centimeters inside your skull.

Unverified

We haven't checked the source or attribution.

Our editorial team hasn't reviewed this quote yet, so neither its source nor its attribution has been confirmed. Treat it as unverified for now.

Translations

MORE QUOTES BY George Orwell

“Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood”

George Orwell

“The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding...”

“On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good and not quite all the time”

“Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they...”

FEATURED QUOTES

“The reward of our work is not what we get, but what we become.”

“The more you learn, the more you earn.”

“When you say ‘yes’ to others, make sure you are not saying ‘no’ to yourself.”

“No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness.”

“You either play the game or let the game play you.”

“Get busy living or get busy dying”

“Success is no accident”

“If you love two people at the same time, choose the second one, because if you really love...”

“With drive and a bit of talent, you can move mountains.”

“Failure and invention are inseparable twins. To invent you have to experiment, and if you ...”