Aldous Huxley ( 10 of 88 )
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.
To his dog, every man is Napolean, hence the constant popularity of dogs.
To his dog, every man is Napolean, hence the constant popularity of dogs.
Folly is often more cruel in the consequences than malice can be in the intent.
Folly is often more cruel in the consequences than malice can be in the intent.
A fanatic is a man who consciously over compensates a secret doubt.
A fanatic is a man who consciously over compensates a secret doubt.
The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.
The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.
Forgetting that several excuses are always less convincing than one.
Forgetting that several excuses are always less convincing than one.
Orthodoxy is the diehard of the world of thought. It learns not, neither can it forget.
Orthodoxy is the diehard of the world of thought. It learns not, neither can it forget.
Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal claiming to belong to the same species as read more
Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful.
After silence that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.
After silence that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.
Feasts must be solemn and rare, or else they cease to be feasts.
Feasts must be solemn and rare, or else they cease to be feasts.