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

Quote by Aldous Huxley

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The traveller's-eye view of men and women is not satisfying. A man might spend his...

The traveller's-eye view of men and women is not satisfying. A man might spend his...

I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one...

I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one...

All gods are homemade, and it is we who pull their strings, and so, give...

All gods are homemade, and it is we who pull their strings, and so, give...

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...

Perhaps it's good for one to suffer. Can an artist do anything if he's happy?...

Perhaps it's good for one to suffer. Can an artist do anything if he's happy?...

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.

It's with bad sentiments that one makes good novels.

It's with bad sentiments that one makes good novels.

Official dignity tends to increase in inverse ratio to the importance of the country in...

Official dignity tends to increase in inverse ratio to the importance of the country in...

The worst enemy of life, freedom and the common decencies is total anarchy; their second...

The worst enemy of life, freedom and the common decencies is total anarchy; their second...

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 traveller's-eye view of men and women is not satisfying. A man might spend his...

The traveller's-eye view of men and women is not satisfying. A man might spend his...

I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one...

I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one...

The vast majority of human beings dislike and even actually dread all notions with which...

The vast majority of human beings dislike and even actually dread all notions with which...

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...

The proper study of mankind is books.

The proper study of mankind is books.

A fanatic is a man who consciously over compensates a secret doubt.

A fanatic is a man who consciously over compensates a secret doubt.

Bondage is the life of personality, and for bondage the personal self will fight with...

Bondage is the life of personality, and for bondage the personal self will fight with...

Happiness is like coke something you get as a by-product in the process of making...

Happiness is like coke something you get as a by-product in the process of making...

Happiness is an endowment and not an acquisition. It depends more upon temperament and disposition...

Happiness is an endowment and not an acquisition. It depends more upon temperament and disposition...

Neither one should hesitate about dedicating oneself to philosophy when young, nor should get tired...

Neither one should hesitate about dedicating oneself to philosophy when young, nor should get tired...