A bad book is as much of a labor to write as a good one, it comes as sincerely from the author's soul.

Quote by Aldous Huxley

Topics: Aldous Huxley Quotes

We are all geniuses up to the age of ten.

We are all geniuses up to the age of ten.

Specialized meaninglessness has come to be regarded, in certain circles, as a kind of hallmark...

Specialized meaninglessness has come to be regarded, in certain circles, as a kind of hallmark...

The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age,...

The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age,...

A man may be a pessimistic determinist before lunch and an optimistic believer in the...

A man may be a pessimistic determinist before lunch and an optimistic believer in the...

Science has explained nothing; the more we know the more fantastic the world becomes and...

Science has explained nothing; the more we know the more fantastic the world becomes and...

The author of the Iliad is either Homer or, if not Homer, somebody else of...

The author of the Iliad is either Homer or, if not Homer, somebody else of...

Maybe this world is another planet's hell.

Maybe this world is another planet's hell.

Experience teaches us at the expense of our illusions

Experience teaches us at the expense of our illusions

To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs.

To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs.

There is no substitute for talent. Industry and all its virtues are of no avail.

There is no substitute for talent. Industry and all its virtues are of no avail.

Chastity - the most unnatural of all the sexual perversions.

Chastity - the most unnatural of all the sexual perversions.

Men do not learn much from the lessons of history and that is the most...

Men do not learn much from the lessons of history and that is the most...

We participate in a tragedy; at a comedy we only look.

We participate in a tragedy; at a comedy we only look.

A competent portraitist knows how to imply the profile in the full face.

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

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

One of the great attractions of patriotism it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person...

One of the great attractions of patriotism it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person...

There is something curiously boring about somebody else's happiness.

There is something curiously boring about somebody else's happiness.

Men do not really live for honors or for pay; their happiness is not in...

Men do not really live for honors or for pay; their happiness is not in...

Happiness: an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another.

Happiness: an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another.

Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to...

Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to...