My father considered a walk among the mountains as the equivalent of churchgoing.
ALDOUS HUXLEYYour true traveller finds boredom rather agreeable than painful. It is the symbol of his liberty – his excessive freedom.
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The trouble with fiction,” said John Rivers, “is that it makes too much sense. Reality never makes sense.
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The propagandist’s purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human.
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Don’t try to behave as though you were essentially sane and naturally good. We’re all demented sinners in the same cosmic boat – and the boat is perpetually sinking.
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The victim of mind-manipulation does not know that he is a victim. To him, the walls of his prison are invisible, and he believes himself to be free.
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Sons have always a rebellious wish to be disillusioned by that which charmed their fathers.
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The survival of democracy depends on the ability of large numbers of people to make realistic choices in the light of adequate information.
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The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which mean never losing your enthusiasm.
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The greater part of the population is not very intelligent, dreads responsibility, and desires nothing better than to be told what to do. Provided the rulers do not interfere with its material comforts and its cherished beliefs, it is perfectly happy to let itself be ruled.
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A mind that has come to the stillness of wisdom shall know being, shall know what it is to love. Love is neither personal nor impersonal. Love is love, not to be defined or described by the mind as exclusive or inclusive. Love is its own eternity; it is the real, the supreme, the immeasurable.
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An unexciting truth may be eclipsed by a thrilling lie.
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life is short and information endless: nobody has time for everything
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Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are dead.
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When the sun rises, it rises for everyone.
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Every man’s memory is his private literature.
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The goal in life is to discover that you’ve always been where you were supposed to be.
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