George Orwell Quote on Media and Belief
“The people will believe what the media tells them they believe.”
George Orwell
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“It’s frightful” – Quote by George Orwell
“It’s frightful that people who are so ignorant should have so much influence.”
George Orwell
Quote About Left-Wing Thought and Political Ideas by George Orwell
“So much of left-wing thought is a kind of playing with fire by people who don’t even know that fire is hot.”
George Orwell
Spiritual Values and True Aspirations – Epictetus
“Attach yourself to what is spiritually superior, regardless of what other people think or do. Hold to your true aspirations no matter what is going on around you.”
Epiktet
Epictetus on Education and Blame
“To accuse others for one’s own misfortune is a sign of want of education. To accuse oneself shows that one’s education has begun. To accuse neither oneself nor others shows that one’s education is complete.”
Epiktet
Inner Freedom and Strength – Quote by Epictetus
“I laugh at those who think they can damage me. They do not know who I am, they do not know what I think, they cannot even touch the things which are really mine and with which I live.”
Epiktet
Religion and God – Quote by Umberto Eco
“Religion has nothing to do with God. It’s a fundamental attitude of human beings, who ask about the origins of life and what happens after death. For many, the answer is a personal god. In my opinion, it’s religion that produces God, not the other way round.”
Umberto Eco
Healthy Business and Hard Work – Henry Ford
“Business is never so healthy as when, like a chicken, it must do a certain amount of scratching around for what it gets.”
Henry Ford
Erich Fromm on God and Religion – Quote
“When people can’t handle God any more, they turn to religion.”
Erich Fromm
“The Ability to Be Alone” – Quote by Erich Fromm
“Paradoxically, the ability to be alone is the condition for the ability to love.”
Erich Fromm