"Every life viewed from the inside is..." - Quote by George Orwell
Every life viewed from the inside is a series of defeats.
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“In places this book is a little over-written, because Mr Blunden is no more able to resist a quotation than some people are to refuse a drink.”
“No one can look back on his schooldays and say with truth that they were altogether unhappy.”
“To walk through the ruined cities of Germany is to feel an actual doubt about the continuity of civilization.”
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“I am strongly drawn to the simple life and am often oppressed by the feeling that I am engrossing an unnecessary amount of the labour of my fellow men. I regard class differences as contrary to justice and, in the last resort, based on force. I also consider that plain living is good for everybody, physically and mentally.”
“If I can help somebody as I pass along, if I can cheer somebody with a word or song, if I can show somebody he's traveling wrong, then my living will not be in vain.”
“This life we live is a strange dream, and I don't believe at all any account men give of it.”
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“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.”
“I would rather lose in a cause that will some day win, than win in a cause that will some day lose.”
“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply strengthen your ability to overcome.”