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
The most valuable of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it has to be done, whether you like it or not. Aldous Huxley abilityeducationmake 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
Cynical realism is the intelligent man's best excuse for doing nothing in an intolerable situation. Aldous Huxley cynicalexcuseintelligent Change image and share on social
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
From their experience or from the recorded experience of others (history), men learn only what their passions and their metaphysical prejudices allow them to learn. Aldous Huxley experiencehistorylearn Change image and share on social
Men do not learn much from the lessons of history and that is the most important of all the lessons of history. Aldous Huxley historyimportantlearn Change image and share on social
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 denunciationeffectivelyeloquent share on social
So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly arise and make them miserable. Aldous Huxley arisecaesarduly Change image and share on social
