Aldous Huxley ( 10 of 88 )
We participate in a tragedy; at a comedy we only look.
We participate in a tragedy; at a comedy we only look.
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.
What with making their way and enjoying what they have won, heroes have no time to think. But the sons read more
What with making their way and enjoying what they have won, heroes have no time to think. But the sons of heroes -- ah, they have all the necessary leisure.
There is no substitute for talent. Industry and all its virtues are of no avail.
There is no substitute for talent. Industry and all its virtues are of no avail.
Man approaches the unattainable truth through a succession of errors.
Man approaches the unattainable truth through a succession of errors.
There is something curiously boring about somebody else's happiness.
There is something curiously boring about somebody else's happiness.
That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons read more
That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that History has to teach.
Happiness is a hard master, particularly other people's happiness.
Happiness is a hard master, particularly other people's happiness.
That all men are equal is a proposition to which, at ordinary times, no sane human being has ever given read more
That all men are equal is a proposition to which, at ordinary times, no sane human being has ever given his assent.
There isn't any formula or method. You learn to love by loving - by paying attention and doing what one read more
There isn't any formula or method. You learn to love by loving - by paying attention and doing what one thereby discovers has to be done.
