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
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Emotional State | Personal Struggle | Dystopian Concept | Strategic Omission | Plans | Achievement | Contradiction | Intelligence | Perspective | Comedy | Amends | Intellectual Insight | Verbal Expression | Moral Code | Soma | Study | Violence | Emotional Dependency | Heroism | Illusion | More
More Aldous Huxley Quotes
“They're well off; they're safe; they're never ill; they're not afraid of death; they're blissfully ignorant of passion and old age; they're plagued with no mothers or fathers; they've got no wives, or children, or lovers to feel strongly about; they're so conditioned that they practically can't help behaving as they ought to behave.” Aldous Huxley
Conditioning, Contentment, Ignorance, Emotional Detachment, Societal Control, Artificial Happiness
Aldous Huxley Conditioning, Contentment, Ignorance, Emotional Detachment, Societal Control, Artificial Happiness“Grief doesn't kill, love doesn't kill; but time kills everything, kills desire, kills sorrow, kills in the end the mind that feels them; wrinkels and softens the body while it still lives, tots it like a medlar, kills it too at last.” Aldous Huxley
Time, Mortality, Emotions, Human Condition, Aging, Philosophical Reflection
Aldous Huxley Time, Mortality, Emotions, Human Condition, Aging, Philosophical Reflection“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“We participate in a tragedy; at a comedy we only look.” Aldous Huxley
Tragedy, Comedy, Participation, Observation, Emotional Involvement, Passive Entertainment
Aldous Huxley Tragedy, Comedy, Participation, Observation, Emotional Involvement, Passive Entertainment“In any race between human numbers and natural resources, time is against us.” Aldous Huxley
Population, Resources, Time, Sustainability, Environmental Concern, Philosophical Warning
Aldous Huxley Population, Resources, Time, Sustainability, Environmental Concern, Philosophical Warning“Higher education is not necessarily a guarantee of higher virtue.” Aldous Huxley
Education, Virtue, Morality, Human Nature, Societal Critique, Philosophical Observation
Aldous Huxley Education, Virtue, Morality, Human Nature, Societal Critique, Philosophical Observation“What with making their way and enjoying what they have won, heroes have no time to think. But the sons of heroes – ah, they have all the necessary leisure.” Aldous Huxley
Heroism, Legacy, Thought, Leisure, Generational Difference, Societal Observation
Aldous Huxley Heroism, Legacy, Thought, Leisure, Generational Difference, Societal Observation“If the Prince of Peace should come to earth, one of the first things he would do would be to put psychiatrists in their place.” Aldous Huxley
Religion, Psychiatry, Criticism, Societal Critique, Peace, Hypothetical Scenario
Aldous Huxley Religion, Psychiatry, Criticism, Societal Critique, Peace, Hypothetical Scenario“Man has an almost infinite capacity for taking things and people for granted and thereby missing out on the pleasure of being grateful that things aren't worse and of praising and thereby lifting the spirits of others.” Aldous Huxley
Gratitude, Appreciation, Human Nature, Perspective, Positive Psychology, Interpersonal Relations
Aldous Huxley Gratitude, Appreciation, Human Nature, Perspective, Positive Psychology, Interpersonal Relations“Oh, what fun it would be if one didn't have to think about happiness.” Aldous Huxley
Happiness, Overthinking, Fun, Contentment, Simplicity, Mental Burden
Aldous Huxley Happiness, Overthinking, Fun, Contentment, Simplicity, Mental Burden“Every discovery in pure science is potentially subversive; even science must sometimes be treated as a possible enemy.” Aldous Huxley
Science, Discovery, Subversion, Caution, Knowledge Control, Societal Impact
Aldous Huxley Science, Discovery, Subversion, Caution, Knowledge Control, Societal Impact“Only one more indispensable massacre of Capitalists or Communists or Fascists or Christians or Heretics, and there we are in the Golden Future.” Aldous Huxley
Ideology, Violence, Utopia, Irony, Societal Critique, Philosophical Satire
Aldous Huxley Ideology, Violence, Utopia, Irony, Societal Critique, Philosophical Satire“The survival of democracy depends on the ability of large numbers of people to make realistic choices in the light of adequate information.” Aldous Huxley
Democracy, Information, Choices, Citizenship, Political Awareness, Societal Responsibility
Aldous Huxley Democracy, Information, Choices, Citizenship, Political Awareness, Societal Responsibility“One thinks one's something unique and wonderful at the center of the universe, when in fact one's just a slight interruption in the ongoing march of entropy.” Aldous Huxley
Ego, Uniqueness, Entropy, Human Significance, Cosmic Perspective, Philosophical Humbling
Aldous Huxley Ego, Uniqueness, Entropy, Human Significance, Cosmic Perspective, Philosophical Humbling“If one's different, one's bound to be lonely.” Aldous Huxley
Difference, Loneliness, Individuality, Society, Human Nature, Philosophical Observation
Aldous Huxley Difference, Loneliness, Individuality, Society, Human Nature, Philosophical Observation“Imagine the folly of allowing people to play elaborate games which do nothing whatever to increase consumption. It's.” Aldous Huxley
Consumerism, Leisure, Societal Critique, Economics, Dystopian Concept, Philosophical Observation
Aldous Huxley Consumerism, Leisure, Societal Critique, Economics, Dystopian Concept, Philosophical Observation“In a few years, no doubt, marriage licences will be sold like dog licences, good for 12 months.” Aldous Huxley
Marriage, Society, Future, Cynicism, Relationships, Societal Prediction
Aldous Huxley Marriage, Society, Future, Cynicism, Relationships, Societal Prediction“O brave new world that has such people in it.” Aldous Huxley
New World, Irony, Societal Critique, Literary Reference, Dystopian Concept, Philosophical Observation
Aldous Huxley New World, Irony, Societal Critique, Literary Reference, Dystopian Concept, Philosophical Observation