George Orwell Quotes

Sometimes the first duty of intelligent men is the restatement of the obvious.

I really like clever men who challenge you.

I can put two and two together, you know. Do not think you are dealing with a man who has lost his grapes.

Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.

Clear thinking requires courage rather than intelligence.

Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.

People are not stupid.

The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.

Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

Wise men argue causes; fools decide them.

To be fair to my dad, he is one of the brightest men I've ever met.

People are smarter than you might think.

Genius is the talent for seeing things straight.

When we examine the opinions of men, we find that nothing is more uncommon than common sense; or, in other words, they lack judgment to discover plain truths or to reject absurdities and palpable contradictions.

The more unintelligent a man is, the less mysterious existence seems to him.

Not engaging in ignorance is wisdom.

The difference between ignorant and educated people is that the latter know more facts. But that has nothing to do with whether they are stupid or intelligent.

I cannot abide stupidity, in myself or in others.

Today, if you are not confused, you are not thinking clearly.

We have no words for speaking of wisdom to the stupid. He who understands the wise is wise already.

Remember to be as smart as you are.

Kids are so shrewd.

Small is the number of people who see with their eyes and think with their minds.

There is no method but to be very intelligent.

There are but very few men clever enough to know all the mischief they do.