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

Quote by Aldous Huxley

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Proverbs are always platitudes until you have personally experienced the truth of them.

Proverbs are always platitudes until you have personally experienced the truth of them.

Knowing who in fact we are results in Good Being, and Good Being results in...

Knowing who in fact we are results in Good Being, and Good Being results in...

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time...

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time...

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

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

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.

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...

That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most...

That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most...

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

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

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

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,...

The only completely consistent people are the dead.

The only completely consistent people are the dead.

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...

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.

Every man's memory is his private literature.

Every man's memory is his private literature.

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...

Habit converts luxurious enjoyments into dull and daily necessities.

Habit converts luxurious enjoyments into dull and daily necessities.

Hell isn't merely paved with good intentions; it's walled and roofed with them. Yes, and...

Hell isn't merely paved with good intentions; it's walled and roofed with them. Yes, and...

Pure Spirit, one hundred degrees proof - that's a drink that only the most hardened...

Pure Spirit, one hundred degrees proof - that's a drink that only the most hardened...

And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink? / And he cried...

And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink? / And he cried...

Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou...

Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou...