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There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.

~Aldous Huxley

Topics: Certain Corner Improving Only Own Self Universe You Your

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Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.

~Aldous Huxley

Topics: Almost Beings Capacity Granted Human Human Beings Infinite Most Taking Taking Things For Granted Things

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My fate cannot be mastered; it can only be collaborated with and thereby, to some extent, directed. Nor am I the captain of my soul; I am only its noisiest passenger.

~Aldous Huxley

Topics: Am Cannot Captain Directed Extent Fate Mastered My Soul Nor Only Passenger Some Soul Thereby I Am

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Beauty is worse than wine, it intoxicates both the holder and beholder.

~Aldous Huxley

Topics: Beauty Beholder Both Holder Than Wine Worse

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It is a bit embarrassing to have been concerned with the human problem all one's life and find at the end that one has no more to offer by way of advice than 'try to be a little kinder.'

~Aldous Huxley

Topics: Advice Been Bit Concerned Embarrassing End Find Human Kinder Life Little More Offer Problem Than Try Way

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A democracy which makes or even effectively prepares for modern, scientific war must necessarily cease to be democratic. No country can be really well prepared for modern war unless it is governed by a tyrant, at the head of a highly trained and perfectly obedient bureaucracy.

~Aldous Huxley

Topics: Bureaucracy Cease Country Democracy Democratic Effectively Even Governed Head Highly Makes Modern Modern War Must Necessarily No Country Obedient Perfectly Prepared Prepares Really Scientific Trained Tyrant Unless War Well Which

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Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards.

~Aldous Huxley

Topics: Backwards Efficient Going Means Merely More Progress Provided Technological Technological Progress Us

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Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.

~Aldous Huxley

Topics: Because Cease Cease To Exist Exist Facts Ignored

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Uncontrolled, the hunger and thirst after God may become an obstacle, cutting off the soul from what it desires. If a man would travel far along the mystic road, he must learn to desire God intensely but in stillness, passively and yet with all his heart and mind and strength.

~Aldous Huxley

Topics: After Along Become Cutting Desire Desires Far God He Heart His Hunger Intensely Learn Man May Mind Must Mystic Obstacle Off Passively Road Soul Stillness Strength Thirst Travel Uncontrolled Would

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Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are dead.

~Aldous Huxley

Topics: Consistency Consistent Contrary Dead Life Nature Only People

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Novelist

Born: July 26th, 1894

Died: November 22nd, 1963

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