The world is an illusion, but an illusion which we must take seriously.
ALDOUS HUXLEYSo long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly arise and make them miserable.
More Aldous Huxley Quotes
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People often ask me what is the most effective technique for transforming their life. It is a little embarrassing that after years and years of research and experimentation, I have to say that the best answer is – just be a little kinder.
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The worst enemy of life, freedom and the common decencies is total anarchy; their second worst enemy is total efficiency.
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Good is a product of the ethical and spiritual artistry of individuals; it cannot be mass-produced.
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life is short and information endless: nobody has time for everything
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Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.
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Liberties are not given, they are taken.
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Medical science is making such remarkable progress that soon none of us will be well.
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Armaments, universal debt, and planned obsolescence – those are the three pillars of Western prosperity. If war, waste, and moneylenders were abolished, you’d collapse. And while you people are overconsuming the rest of the world sinks more and more deeply into chronic disaster.
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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 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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So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly arise and make them miserable.
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Beware of being too rational. In the country of the insane, the integrated man doesn’t become king. He gets lynched.
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Everyone who wants to do good to the human race always ends in universal bullying.
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But today, in the world’s most powerful democracy, the politicians and the propagandists prefer to make nonsense of democratic procedures by appealing almost exclusively to the ignorance and irrationality of the electors.
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Every man’s memory is his private literature.
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