Cynical realism is the intelligent man's best excuse for doing nothing in an intolerable situation.

Quote by Aldous Huxley

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Uncontrolled, the hunger and thirst after God may become an obstacle, cutting off the soul...

Uncontrolled, the hunger and thirst after God may become an obstacle, cutting off the soul...

That we are not much sicker and much madder than we are is due exclusively...

That we are not much sicker and much madder than we are is due exclusively...

The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age...

The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age...

I'm afraid of losing my obscurity. Genuineness only thrives in the dark. Like celery.

I'm afraid of losing my obscurity. Genuineness only thrives in the dark. Like celery.

That all men are equal is a proposition to which, at ordinary times, no sane...

That all men are equal is a proposition to which, at ordinary times, no sane...

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.

No man ever dared to manifest his boredom so insolently as does a Siamese tomcat...

No man ever dared to manifest his boredom so insolently as does a Siamese tomcat...

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.

The essay is a literary device for saying almost everything about almost anything

The essay is a literary device for saying almost everything about almost anything

Orthodoxy is the diehard of the world of thought. It learns not, neither can it...

Orthodoxy is the diehard of the world of thought. It learns not, neither can it...

Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards.

Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards.

Every man who knows how to read has it in his power to magnify himself,...

Every man who knows how to read has it in his power to magnify himself,...

The most valuable of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing...

The most valuable of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing...

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

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

Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure.

Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure.

How orderly philosophical is the landscape, are all the inhabitants of this World! It is...

How orderly philosophical is the landscape, are all the inhabitants of this World! It is...

To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries.

To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries.

Experience is not what happens to you. It is what you do with what happens...

Experience is not what happens to you. It is what you do with what happens...

One word or a pleasing smile is often enough to raise up a saddened and...

One word or a pleasing smile is often enough to raise up a saddened and...

The value of routine; trusting your swing.

The value of routine; trusting your swing.

Experience is not always the kindest of teachers, but it is surely the best

Experience is not always the kindest of teachers, but it is surely the best