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The Bhagavad-Gita is the most systematic statement of spiritual evolution of endowing value to mankind. It is one of the most clear and comprehensive summaries of perennial philosophy ever revealed; hence its enduring value is subject not only to India but to all of humanity.

Aldous Huxley

An unexciting truth may be eclipsed by a thrilling lie.
ALDOUS HUXLEY

Eclipse Thrill Truth Unexciting
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.
ALDOUS HUXLEY

Art Better Desire Do Dread Greater Intelligent Nothing Population Responsibility Told
It isn’t a matter of forgetting. What one has to learn is how to remember and yet be free of the past.
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Forgetting Free Learn Matter Past Remember Yet
The worst enemy of life, freedom and the common decencies is total anarchy; their second worst enemy is total efficiency.
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Anarchy Common Decencies Efficiency Enemy Freedom Life Second Total Wors Worst
Beauty is worse than wine, it intoxicates both the holder and beholder.
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Beauty Beholder Both Holder Intoxicate Wine Worse
Liberty, as we all know, cannot flourish in a country that is permanently on a war footing, or even a near war footing. Permanent crisis justifies permanent control of everybody and everything by the agencies of central government.
ALDOUS HUXLEY

Even Floursihm Country Foot Know Liberty Near Permanently War
Chronic remorse, as all the moralists are agreed, is a most undesirable sentiment. If you have behaved badly, repent, make what amends you can and address yourself to the task of behaving better next time. On no account brood over your wrongdoing. Rolling in the muck is not the best way of getting clean.
ALDOUS HUXLEY

Agreed Chronic Moralist Most Remorse Sentiment Undesirable
All that is needed is money and a candidate who can be coached to look sincere. Political principles and plans for specific action have come to lose most of their importance. The personality of the candidate, the way he is projected by the advertising experts, are the things that really matter.
ALDOUS HUXLEY

All Candidate Coach Look Money Need Sincere
The most shocking fact about war is that its victims and its instruments are individual human beings, and that these individual beings are condemned by the monstrous conventions of politics to murder or be murdered in quarrels not their own.
ALDOUS HUXLEY

Condemned Fact Human Being Individual Instrument Most Stock Victim
There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that is your own self. So you have to begin there, not outside, not on other people. That comes afterwards, when you have worked on your own corner.
ALDOUS HUXLEY

Certain Corner Improve One Own Self Universe
Sons have always a rebellious wish to be disillusioned by that which charmed their fathers.
ALDOUS HUXLEY

Always Claim Disillusion Father Rebellious Son
I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.
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Change Found One Oneself Sure Thing Want World
life is short and information endless: nobody has time for everything
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Endless Everything Information Life Short Tiem
Dictators can always consolidate their tyranny by an appeal to patriotism.
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Always Appeal Consolidate Dictator Patriotism Tyranny
But the nature of the universe is such that ends can never justify means. On the contrary, the means always determine the end.
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Always Contrary Determine End Justify Mean Nature never Such Universe
For at least two thirds of our miseries spring from human stupidity, human malice and those great motivators and justifiers of malice and stupidity, idealism, dogmatism and proselytizing zeal on behalf of religious or political idols
ALDOUS HUXLEY

Great Human Justifier Least Malice Miseries Motivation Stupidity Third Two

The Bhagavad-Gita is the most systematic statement of spiritual evolution of endowing value to mankind. It is one of the most clear and comprehensive summaries of perennial philosophy ever revealed; hence its enduring value is subject not only to India but to all of humanity.

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The Bhagavad-Gita is the most systematic statement of spiritual evolution of endowing value to mankind. It is one of the most clear and comprehensive summaries of perennial philosophy ever revealed; hence its enduring value is subject not only to India but to all of humanity.

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