All our science is just a cookery book, with an orthodox theory of cooking that nobody's allowed to question, and a list of recipes that mustn't be added to except by special permission from the head cook.
Aldous Huxley
Science, Orthodoxy, Questioning, Authority, Intellectual Freedom, Scientific Method
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“We are not our own any more than what we possess is our own. We did not make ourselves, we cannot be supreme over ourselves. We are not our own masters.” Aldous Huxley
Self-ownership, Possession, Humanity, Humility, Existential Dependency, Personal Autonomy
Aldous Huxley Self-ownership, Possession, Humanity, Humility, Existential Dependency, Personal Autonomy“Ultimate Reality is not clearly and immediately apprehended except by those who have made themselves loving, pure in heart and poor in spirit.” Aldous Huxley
Reality, Spirituality, Perception, Love, Purity, Humility
Aldous Huxley Reality, Spirituality, Perception, Love, Purity, Humility“The natural rhythm of human life is routine punctuated by orgies.” Aldous Huxley
Human Nature, Routine, Excess, Balance, Societal Observation, Philosophical Insight
Aldous Huxley Human Nature, Routine, Excess, Balance, Societal Observation, Philosophical Insight“Assembled in a crowd, people lose their powers of reasoning and their capacity for moral choice.” Aldous Huxley
Crowd Psychology, Reason, Morality, Human Nature, Social Behavior, Philosophical Observation
Aldous Huxley Crowd Psychology, Reason, Morality, Human Nature, Social Behavior, Philosophical Observation“Sunsets and death; death and therefore kisses, kisses and consequently birth and then death for yet another generation of sunset watchers.” Aldous Huxley
Life Cycle, Beauty, Mortality, Love, Continuity, Poetic Observation
Aldous Huxley Life Cycle, Beauty, Mortality, Love, Continuity, Poetic Observation“There is no bad day that can't be overcome by listening to a barbershop quartet. This is just truth, plain and simple.” Aldous Huxley
Music, Happiness, Optimism, Barbershop Quartet, Mood Enhancement, Simple Pleasures
Aldous Huxley Music, Happiness, Optimism, Barbershop Quartet, Mood Enhancement, Simple Pleasures“War is often described as a law of nature-this is not true: Among the lower animals, war is unknown.” Aldous Huxley
War, Nature, Animals, Human Behavior, Societal Critique, Philosophical Observation
Aldous Huxley War, Nature, Animals, Human Behavior, Societal Critique, Philosophical Observation“It's a very salutary thing to realize that the rather dull universe in which most of us spend most of our time is not the only universe there is. I think it's healthy that people should have this experience.” Aldous Huxley
Reality, Perception, Experience, Consciousness Expansion, Human Potential, Philosophical Insight
Aldous Huxley Reality, Perception, Experience, Consciousness Expansion, Human Potential, Philosophical Insight“If you don't gamble, you'll never win.” Aldous Huxley
Risk, Reward, Life Philosophy, Motivation, Chance, Philosophical Advice
Aldous Huxley Risk, Reward, Life Philosophy, Motivation, Chance, Philosophical Advice“Art, I suppose, is only for beginners, who have made up in their minds to be content with symbols rather than with what they signify, with the elegantly composed recipe in lieu of actual dinner.” Aldous Huxley
Art, Symbolism, Reality, Perception, Creativity, Philosophical Critique
Aldous Huxley Art, Symbolism, Reality, Perception, Creativity, Philosophical Critique“Our goal is to discover that we have always been where we ought to be.” Aldous Huxley
Self-discovery, Purpose, Contentment, Destiny, Acceptance, Philosophical Insight
Aldous Huxley Self-discovery, Purpose, Contentment, Destiny, Acceptance, Philosophical Insight“That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history.” Aldous Huxley
History, Learning, Human Nature, Repetition, Philosophical Insight, Societal Observation
Aldous Huxley History, Learning, Human Nature, Repetition, Philosophical Insight, Societal Observation“Happiness is like coke – something you get as a by-product in the process of making something else.” Aldous Huxley
Happiness, Byproduct, Process, Achievement, Unexpected Reward, Life Perspective
Aldous Huxley Happiness, Byproduct, Process, Achievement, Unexpected Reward, Life Perspective“Cruelty and compassion come with the chromosomes.” Aldous Huxley
Genetics, Human Nature, Morality, Determinism, Philosophical Statement, Scientific Perspective
Aldous Huxley Genetics, Human Nature, Morality, Determinism, Philosophical Statement, Scientific Perspective“Modern man no longer regards Nature as in any sense divine and feels perfectly free to behave toward her as an overweening conqueror and tyrant.” Aldous Huxley
Nature, Modernity, Divinity, Human Behavior, Environmental Critique, Philosophical Observation
Aldous Huxley Nature, Modernity, Divinity, Human Behavior, Environmental Critique, Philosophical Observation“It takes a certain amount of intelligence and imagination to realize the extraordinary queerness and mysteriousness of the world in which we live.” Aldous Huxley
Intelligence, Imagination, Perception, World, Mystery, Philosophical Insight
Aldous Huxley Intelligence, Imagination, Perception, World, Mystery, Philosophical Insight“Being cared for when one is dead is less satisfactory than being cared for when one is alive.” Aldous Huxley
Care, Life, Death, Satisfaction, Human Needs, Existential Observation
Aldous Huxley Care, Life, Death, Satisfaction, Human Needs, Existential Observation“The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes and yet everything is completely different.” Aldous Huxley
History, Change, Continuity, Human Nature, Societal Evolution, Philosophical Paradox
Aldous Huxley History, Change, Continuity, Human Nature, Societal Evolution, Philosophical Paradox