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Great is truth, but still greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth. By simply not mentioning certain subjects... totalitarian propagandists have influenced opinion much more effectively than they could have by the most eloquent denunciations.

~Aldous Huxley

Topics: About Certain Could Effectively Eloquent Great Greater Influenced More Most Much Opinion Point Point Of View Practical Silence Simply Still Subjects Than Totalitarian Truth View

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Proverbs are always platitudes until you have personally experienced the truth of them.

~Aldous Huxley

Topics: Always Experienced Personally Platitudes Proverbs Them Truth Until You

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Everyone who wants to do good to the human race always ends in universal bullying.

~Aldous Huxley

Topics: Always Bullying Ends Everyone Good Human Human Race Race Universal Wants Who

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Feasts must be solemn and rare, or else they cease to be feasts.

~Aldous Huxley

Topics: Cease Else Feast Must Rare Solemn

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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

Topics: Age Changes Charm Consist Different Enigmatic Everything Fact History Lesson Nothing

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Dream in a pragmatic way.

~Aldous Huxley

Topics: Dream Pragmatic Way

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The propagandist's purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human.

~Aldous Huxley

Topics: Certain Forget Human Make Other People Propagandist Purpose Set Sets

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The worst enemy of life, freedom and the common decencies is total anarchy; their second worst enemy is total efficiency.

~Aldous Huxley

Topics: Anarchy Common Efficiency Enemy Freedom Life Second Total Worst

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Hell isn't merely paved with good intentions; it's walled and roofed with them. Yes, and furnished too.

~Aldous Huxley

Topics: Furnished Good Good Intentions Hell Intentions Merely Paved Them Too Yes

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You should hurry up and acquire the cigar habit. It's one of the major happinesses. And so much more lasting than love, so much less costly in emotional wear and tear.

~Aldous Huxley

Topics: Acquire Costly Emotional Habit Hurry Lasting Less Love Major More Much Should Tear Than Up Wear You

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Novelist

Born: July 26th, 1894

Died: November 22nd, 1963

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