If we must play the theological game, let us never forget that it is a game. Religion, it seems to me, can survive only as a consciously accepted system of make-believe.
Aldous Huxley
Religion, Theology, Belief, Game, Conscious Acceptance, Spiritual Perspective
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“Man is unique in organizing the mass murder of his own species.” Aldous Huxley
Humanity, Violence, Uniqueness, Destruction, Mass Murder, Species Behavior
Aldous Huxley Humanity, Violence, Uniqueness, Destruction, Mass Murder, Species Behavior“Who lives longer? The man who takes heroin for two years and dies, or a man who lives on roast beef, water and potatoes 'till 95? One passes his 24 months in eternity. All the years of the beefeater are lived only in time.” Aldous Huxley
Life, Time, Eternity, Experience, Philosophical Question, Existential Reflection
Aldous Huxley Life, Time, Eternity, Experience, Philosophical Question, Existential Reflection“In life, man proposes, God disposes.” Aldous Huxley
Fate, Plans, Divinity, Human Agency, Life Unpredictability, Spiritual Perspective
Aldous Huxley Fate, Plans, Divinity, Human Agency, Life Unpredictability, Spiritual Perspective“The instinct of acquisitiveness has more perverts, I believe, than the instinct of sex. At any rate, people seem to me odder about money than about even their amours.” Aldous Huxley
Acquisitiveness, Sex, Money, Human Nature, Societal Critique, Psychological Insight
Aldous Huxley Acquisitiveness, Sex, Money, Human Nature, Societal Critique, Psychological Insight“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“What wonder, then, if human beings in their search for the divine have generally preferred to look within!” Aldous Huxley
Divinity, Introspection, Spirituality, Human Nature, Philosophical Observation, Religious Insight
Aldous Huxley Divinity, Introspection, Spirituality, Human Nature, Philosophical Observation, Religious Insight“Five minutes later roots and fruits were abolished; the flower of the present rosily blossomed.” Aldous Huxley
Present, Time, Perception, Change, Metaphorical Insight, Philosophical Observation
Aldous Huxley Present, Time, Perception, Change, Metaphorical Insight, Philosophical Observation“And in effect the sultry darkness into which the students now followed him was visible and crimson, like the darkness of closed eyes on a summer's afternoon.” Aldous Huxley
Perception, Atmosphere, Sensory Experience, Metaphor, Literary Description, Psychological State
Aldous Huxley Perception, Atmosphere, Sensory Experience, Metaphor, Literary Description, Psychological State“These are the sort of things people ought to look at. Things without pretensions, satisfied to be merely themselves.” Aldous Huxley
Simplicity, Authenticity, Perception, Human Values, Philosophical Advice, Appreciation
Aldous Huxley Simplicity, Authenticity, Perception, Human Values, Philosophical Advice, Appreciation“Hug me till you drug me, honey; Kiss me till I'm in a coma: Hug me, honey, snuggly bunny; Love's as good as soma.” Aldous Huxley
Love, Addiction, Affection, Escapism, Human Desire, Emotional Dependency
Aldous Huxley Love, Addiction, Affection, Escapism, Human Desire, Emotional Dependency“To aspire to be superhuman is a most discreditable admission that you lack the guts, the wit, the moderating judgment to be successfully and consummately human.” Aldous Huxley
Humanity, Aspiration, Self-acceptance, Philosophical Critique, Personal Growth, Psychological Insight
Aldous Huxley Humanity, Aspiration, Self-acceptance, Philosophical Critique, Personal Growth, Psychological Insight“Half at least of all morality is negative and consists in keeping out of mischief. The lords prayer is less than 50 words long, and 6 of those words are devoted to asking god not to lead us into temptation.” Aldous Huxley
Morality, Temptation, Prayer, Restraint, Human Nature, Religious Insight
Aldous Huxley Morality, Temptation, Prayer, Restraint, Human Nature, Religious Insight“The more stitches, the less riches.” Aldous Huxley
Consumerism, Wealth, Labor, Irony, Societal Critique, Philosophical Aphorism
Aldous Huxley Consumerism, Wealth, Labor, Irony, Societal Critique, Philosophical Aphorism“Like every man of sense and good feeling, I abominate work.” Aldous Huxley
Work, Aversion, Sensibility, Human Nature, Humor, Societal Critique
Aldous Huxley Work, Aversion, Sensibility, Human Nature, Humor, Societal Critique“I'd rather be myself. Myself and nasty.” Aldous Huxley
Authenticity, Self-acceptance, Individuality, Nonconformity, Personal Identity, Unapologetic Attitude
Aldous Huxley Authenticity, Self-acceptance, Individuality, Nonconformity, Personal Identity, Unapologetic Attitude“The more a man knows about himself in relation to every kind of experience, the greater his chance of suddenly, one fine morning, realizing who in fact he is.” Aldous Huxley
Self-knowledge, Experience, Realization, Identity, Personal Growth, Philosophical Insight
Aldous Huxley Self-knowledge, Experience, Realization, Identity, Personal Growth, Philosophical Insight“Wretched, in a word, because she had behaved as any healthy and virtuous English girl ought to behave and not in some other, abnormal, extraordinary way.” Aldous Huxley
Conformity, Virtue, Societal Expectations, Individuality, Cultural Critique, Irony
Aldous Huxley Conformity, Virtue, Societal Expectations, Individuality, Cultural Critique, Irony“Beware of being too rational. In the country of the insane, the integrated man doesn't become king. He gets lynched.” Aldous Huxley
Rationality, Insanity, Society, Conformity, Danger, Philosophical Warning
Aldous Huxley Rationality, Insanity, Society, Conformity, Danger, Philosophical Warning