Animal Farm’ is one story by George Orwell that provides us with so many quotable lines that will inspire you, no matter the age or time. The novella beautifully captures the animal revolution and what the aftermath could be on an English farm. This book was originally published on August 17, 1945, and is a fable that is structured around events that led to the Russian Revolution in 1917. Therefore, even though the book is read from an animal revolution perception, it truly showcases the horrors of the Russian Revolution and its aftermath.
This is an allegorical novel that is still used in interpreting different current events in different generations since the day of its publication. The various quotes from this book will not only draw a picture of the horror and consequence of the war and revolution for you but will also inspire you to become a better version of yourself.
The story follows several animals in the Manor Farm who have decided that men have been taking advantage and reaping the fruits of their labor for way too long, and it is time that they stand up for themselves. Therefore, they overthrow Mr. Jones and then rename the farm Animal Farm. This is one novella that you should miss out on; however, if you do not have enough time due to a hectic schedule, here are the top quotes from there.
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Animal Farm Quotes
- Four legs good, two legs bad.
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- The only good human being is a dead one.
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- The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.
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- And remember also that in fighting against man we must not come to resemble him. Even when you have conquered him, do not adopt his vices.
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- His answer to every problem, every setback was “I will work harder!” —which he had adopted as his personal motto.
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- Surely, comrades, you don’t want Jones back?
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- Can you not understand that liberty is worth more than just ribbons?
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- The distinguishing mark of man is the hand, the instrument with which he does all his mischief.
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- No sentimentality, comrade…The only good human being is a dead one.
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- The result of preaching totalitarian doctrines is to weaken the instinct by means of which free peoples know what is or is not dangerous.
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- Several of them would have protested if they could have found the right arguments.
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- It had become usual to give Napoleon the Credit for every Successful achievement and every stroke of good fortune. You would often hear one hen remark to another, “Under the guidance of our leader, Comrade Napoleon, I have laid five eggs in six days” or two cows, enjoying a drink at the pool, would exclaim,
“thanks to the leadership of Comrade Napoleon, how excellent this water tastes!George Orwell, Animal Farm - No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal. He would be only too happy to let you make your decisions for yourselves. But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions, comrades, and then where should we be?
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- These people don’t see that if you encourage totalitarian methods, the time may come when they will be used against you instead of for you.
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- Never listen when they tell you that Man and the animals have a common interest, that the prosperity of the one is the prosperity of the others. It is all lies. Man serves the interest of no creature except himself.
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- Four young porkers in the front row uttered shrill squeals of disapproval, and all four of them sprang to their feet and began speaking at once. But suddenly the dogs sitting round Napoleon let out deep, menacing growls, and the pigs fell silent and sat down again. Then the sheep broke out into a tremendous bleating of “Four legs good, two legs bad!” which went on for nearly a quarter of an hour and put an end to any chance of discussion.
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- Never mind the milk, comrades!” cried Napoleon, placing himself in front of the buckets. “That will be attended to. The harvest is more important. Comrade Snowball will lead the way. I shall follow in a few minutes. Forward, comrades! The hay is waiting.” “So the animals trooped down to the hayfield to begin the harvest, and when they came back in the evening it was noticed that the milk had disappeared.
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- He would say that God had given him a tail to keep the flies off, but that he would sooner have had no tail and no flies.
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- they had come to a time when no one dared speak his mind, when fierce, growling dogs roamed everywhere, and when you had to watch your comrades torn to pieces after confessing to shocking crimes.
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- Donkeys live a long time. None of you has ever seen a dead donkey.
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- All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.
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- No animal shall kill any other animal without cause.
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- Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals.
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- Man serves the interests of no creature except himself.
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- This work was strictly voluntary, but any animal who absented himself from it would have his rations reduced by half.
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- Some hams hanging in the kitchen were taken out for burial.
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- Windmill or no windmill, he said, life would go on as it had always gone on–that is, badly.
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- Clover was a stout motherly mare approaching middle life, who had never quite got her figure back after her fourth foal.
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- There, comrades, is the answer to all our problems. It is summed up in a single word– Man
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- If liberty means anything at all it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.
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- Let’s face it: our lives are miserable, laborious, and short.
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- I do not understand it. I would not have believed that such things could happen on our farm. It must be due to some fault in ourselves. The solution, as I see it, is to work harder. From now onwards I shall get up a full hour earlier in the mornings.
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- The Seven Commandments:
Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy.
Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend.
No animal shall wear clothes.
No animal shall sleep in a bed.
No animal shall drink alcohol.
No animal shall kill any other animal.
All animals are equal.George Orwell, Animal Farm - All men are enemies. All animals are comrades.
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- Weak or strong, clever or simple, we are all brothers.
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- Man is the only real enemy we have. Remove Man from the scene, and the root cause of hunger and overwork is abolished forever.
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- I have no wish to take life, not even human life.
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Conclusion
Therefore, these are the top quotes from ‘Animal Farm’ by George Orwell; make sure you make your friends and family hear them too, to get inspired.
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