Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.
ALDOUS HUXLEYReality cannot be ignored except at a price; and the longer the ignorance is persisted in, the higher and more terrible becomes the price that must be paid.
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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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Good is a product of the ethical and spiritual artistry of individuals; it cannot be mass-produced.
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Every man’s memory is his private literature.
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Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly — they’ll go through anything. You read and you’re pierced.
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Sons have always a rebellious wish to be disillusioned by that which charmed their fathers.
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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 pleasures of ignorance are as great, in their way, as the pleasures of knowledge.
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Reality cannot be ignored except at a price; and the longer the ignorance is persisted in, the higher and more terrible becomes the price that must be paid.
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If human beings were shown what they’re really like, they’d either kill one another as vermin, or hang themselves.
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After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.
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Democracy can hardly be expected to flourish in societies where political and economic power is being progressively concentrated and centralized. But the progress of technology has led and is still leading to just such a concentration and centralization of power.
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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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It’s a little embarrassing that after 45 years of research & study, the best advice I can give people is to be a little kinder to each other.
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You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you mad.
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In regard to propaganda the early advocates of universal literacy and a free press envisaged only two possibilities: the propaganda might be true, or the propaganda might be false. They did not foresee what in fact has happened, above all in our Western capitalist democracies.
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