Aldous Huxley ( 10 of 88 )
Cynical realism is the intelligent man's best excuse for doing nothing in an intolerable situation.
Cynical realism is the intelligent man's best excuse for doing nothing in an intolerable situation.
The quality of moral behavior varies in inverse ratio to the number of human beings involved.
The quality of moral behavior varies in inverse ratio to the number of human beings involved.
We are all geniuses up to the age of ten.
We are all geniuses up to the age of ten.
Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.
Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.
What we feel and think and are is to a great extent determined by the state of our ductless glands read more
What we feel and think and are is to a great extent determined by the state of our ductless glands and viscera.
Children are remarkable for their intelligence and ardor, for their curiosity, their intolerance of shams, the clarity and ruthlessness of read more
Children are remarkable for their intelligence and ardor, for their curiosity, their intolerance of shams, the clarity and ruthlessness of their vision.
We participate in a tragedy; at a comedy we only look.
We participate in a tragedy; at a comedy we only look.
Science has explained nothing; the more we know the more fantastic the world becomes and the profounder the surrounding darkness.
Science has explained nothing; the more we know the more fantastic the world becomes and the profounder the surrounding darkness.
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with read more
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
The worst enemy of life, freedom and the common decencies is total anarchy; their second worst enemy is total efficiency.
The worst enemy of life, freedom and the common decencies is total anarchy; their second worst enemy is total efficiency.
