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

Quote by Aldous Huxley

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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.

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

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...

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...

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.

Dream in a pragmatic way.

Dream in a pragmatic way.

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...

A bad book is as much of a labor to write as a good one;...

A bad book is as much of a labor to write as a good one;...

Man is an intelligence in servitude to his organs.

Man is an intelligence in servitude to his organs.

Experience is not what happens to you; it's what you do with what happens to...

Experience is not what happens to you; it's what you do with what happens to...

There's only one effectively redemptive sacrifice, the sacrifice of self-will to make room for the...

There's only one effectively redemptive sacrifice, the sacrifice of self-will to make room for the...

Idealism is the noble toga that political gentlemen drape over their will to power.

Idealism is the noble toga that political gentlemen drape over their will to power.

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,...

Europe is so well gardened that it resembles a work of art, a scientific theory,...

Europe is so well gardened that it resembles a work of art, a scientific theory,...

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.

Man approaches the unattainable truth through a succession of errors.

Man approaches the unattainable truth through a succession of errors.

People are much too solemn about things - I'm all for sticking pins into Episcopal...

People are much too solemn about things - I'm all for sticking pins into Episcopal...

When the sun rises, it rises for everyone.

When the sun rises, it rises for everyone.

If we don't change our direction we're likely to end up where we're headed.

If we don't change our direction we're likely to end up where we're headed.

Genuine equality between the sexes can only be realized in the process of the socialist...

Genuine equality between the sexes can only be realized in the process of the socialist...

In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow...

In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow...