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 captaincollaboratedirect Change image and 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
A bad book is as much of a labor to write as a good one, it comes as sincerely from the author's soul. Aldous Huxley authorbadbook Change image and share on social
What is absurd and monstrous about war is that men who have no personal quarrel should be trained to murder one another in cold blood. Aldous Huxley absurdbloodcold Change image and share on social
All gods are homemade, and it is we who pull their strings, and so, give them the power to pull ours. Aldous Huxley givegodhomemade Change image and share on social
People intoxicate themselves with work so they won't see how they really are. Aldous Huxley intoxicatepeoplework Change image and share on social
The finest works of art are precious, among other reasons, because they make it possible for us to know, if only imperfectly and for a little while, what it actually feels like to think subtly and feel nobly. Aldous Huxley artfeelfelt 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
