The author of the Iliad is either Homer or, if not Homer, somebody else of the same name. Aldous Huxley authorhomeriliad Change image and share on social
What we feel and think and are is to a great extent determined by the state of our ductless glands and viscera. Aldous Huxley determineductlessextent Change image and share on social
An intellectual is a person who's found one thing that's more interesting than sex. Aldous Huxley findintellectualinterest Change image and share on social
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 advicebiteconcern Change image and share on social
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 bureaucracyceasecountry share on social
There is no substitute for talent. Industry and all its virtues are of no avail. Aldous Huxley availindustrysubstitute Change image and share on social
The quality of moral behavior varies in inverse ratio to the number of human beings involved. Aldous Huxley behaviorbeinghuman Change image and share on social
Orthodoxy is the diehard of the world of thought. It learns not, neither can it forget. Aldous Huxley diehardforgetlearn Change image and share on social
Defined in psychological terms, a fanatic is a man who consciously over-compensates a secret doubt. Aldous Huxley compensateconsciouslydefine Change image and share on social
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 cutdesiregod share on social