Knowing who in fact we are results in Good Being, and Good Being results in the most appropriate kind of good doing. But good doing does not of itself result in Good Being. We can be virtuous without knowing who…

Quote by Aldous Huxley

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Most ignorance is vincible ignorance. We don't know because we don't want to know.

Most ignorance is vincible ignorance. We don't know because we don't want to know.

You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you mad.

You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you mad.

When the sun rises, it rises for everyone.

When the sun rises, it rises for everyone.

Sons have always a rebellious wish to be disillusioned by that which charmed their fathers.

Sons have always a rebellious wish to be disillusioned by that which charmed their fathers.

Defined in psychological terms, a fanatic is a man who consciously over-compensates a secret doubt.

Defined in psychological terms, a fanatic is a man who consciously over-compensates a secret doubt.

Like every other good thing in this world, leisure and culture have to be paid...

Like every other good thing in this world, leisure and culture have to be paid...

It takes two to make a murder. There are born victims, born to have their...

It takes two to make a murder. There are born victims, born to have their...

Amour is the one human activity of any importance in which laughter and pleasure preponderate,...

Amour is the one human activity of any importance in which laughter and pleasure preponderate,...

Experience teaches only the teachable.

Experience teaches only the teachable.

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 only completely consistent people are the dead.

The only completely consistent people are the dead.

What with making their way and enjoying what they have won, heroes have no time...

What with making their way and enjoying what they have won, heroes have no time...

Hell isn't merely paved with good intentions, it is walled and roofed with them

Hell isn't merely paved with good intentions, it is walled and roofed with them

Maybe this world is another planet's hell.

Maybe this world is another planet's hell.

Man is an intelligence in servitude to his organs.

Man is an intelligence in servitude to his organs.

Man approaches the unattainable truth through a succession of errors.

Man approaches the unattainable truth through a succession of errors.

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...

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 diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her...

A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her...

A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her...

A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her...

Cash can buy, but it takes enthusiasm to sell

Cash can buy, but it takes enthusiasm to sell

Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.

Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.