“ Man is so intelligent that he feels impelled to invent theories to account for what happens in the world. Unfortunately, he is not quite intelligent enough, in most cases, to find correct explanations… Aldous Huxley
“ Cynical realism is the intelligent man's best excuse for doing nothing in an intolerable situation. Aldous Huxley
“ What we feel and think and are is to a great extent determined by the state of our ductless glands and viscera. Aldous Huxley
“ Thought must be divided against itself before it can come to any knowledge of itself. Aldous Huxley
“ He had allowed the advertisers to multiply his wants; he had learned to equate happiness with possessions, and prosperity with money to spend in a shop. Aldous Huxley
“ The physique of a Messiah. But too clever to believe in God or be convinced of his own mission. And too sensitive, even if he were convinced, to carry it out. His muscles would like to act and his fee… Aldous Huxley
“ Thanks to words, we have been able to rise above the brutes; and thanks to words, we have often sunk to the level of the demons. Aldous Huxley
“ There's only one effectively redemptive sacrifice, the sacrifice of self-will to make room for the knowledge of God. Aldous Huxley
“ For in spite of language, in spite of intelligence and intuition and sympathy, one can never really communicate anything to anybody. Aldous Huxley
“ Sons have always a rebellious wish to be disillusioned by that which charmed their fathers. Aldous Huxley
“ The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes and yet everything is completely different. Aldous Huxley
“ Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the over-compensations of misery. Aldous Huxley
“ The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which mean never losing your enthusiasm. Aldous Huxley
